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South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases jump to 516 862 after 5 377 new cases were reported on Monday.
The country also records 173 new COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours: 20 from the Eastern Cape, 37 from Gauteng, 12 from KwaZulu-Natal, 31 from the Western Cape, 28 from the North West and 45 from Mpumalanga.
This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 8 539.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 358 037 which translates to a recovery rate of 69%.
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As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 516 862, the total number of deaths is 8 539 and the total number of recoveries is 358 037. pic.twitter.com/TEtdon753V
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) August 3, 2020