South Africa recorded 132 new coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 16,866, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced.
Mkhize said 1,745 new COVID-19 cases had also been recorded on the same day, pushing the nationwide figure to 676,084.
The number of new COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country had started declining in the past three weeks but are again starting to pick up.
On Wednesday, the country registered 1,767 new cases and 67 more people succumbed to the disease.
The country’s top health official said they have conducted 4.2 million tests since the virus was first detected in the country six months ago, with 21,132 tests conducted in the past 24 hours.
“Our recoveries now stand at 609,854 people, which translates to a recovery rate of 90%,” Mkhize said.
South Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Africa and
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