COVID-19 claims 213 more lives as infection numbers appear to drop

COVID-19 has claimed 213 more lives in the past 24 hours, shooting the death figure from  8 153 to  8 366.

Of the  213 deaths, 25 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 40 in Gauteng, 31 in KwaZulu-Natal,  43 in the Western Cape, 51 from  the Free State and 23 from  Limpopo. This was announced by Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Sunday August 2.

“We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased,” he said.

Mkhize also the infection numbers have gone up by  8 195 , increasing the total national infections from  503 290 to  511 485.

The new infections  were recorded from the 34 794 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests conducted since the outbreak of the disease in March from 3 001 985 to 3036 779.

He said of the 511 485  infections,  347 227 patients have recovered from the disease, increasing the recovery rate  in the last 24 hours to 68 percent.

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