SOUTH Africa recorded 3,370 new coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the number of infections to 781,941, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
He said 89 people died from the virus, pushing the number of fatalities to 21,378 but 722,876 patients have recovered.
Earlier Friday, Mkhize told a news briefing in the Eastern Cape Province, which has the highest numbers of infections, that parts of the country are witnessing a resurgence of the virus.
Mkhize said medical staff in several provinces are feeling the pressure associated with the resurgence.
“The fatigue, the psycho-social strain on our staff is huge,” he said, and more health workers are being infected with the virus and are going into self-isolation, while others are taking a leave from work.
He said it has left those on duty traumatized after seeing colleagues become infected or having died.
“We need to intensify communication, to make people understand that if
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