The cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is now 706 304, with 164 more COVID-19 related deaths reported.<\/p>\n
In the last 24 hours, 15 366 people took the COVID-19 test. As of Tuesday, 1 058 patients were confirmed to have contracted the virus.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 164 more COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Tuesday, bringing the tally to 18 656.<\/p>\n
Of the latest fatalities, 52 were from Gauteng, 46 from the Eastern Cape and 41 from Free State.<\/p>\n
Nine deaths are from KwaZulu-Natal, eight from the Western Cape, five from Limpopo, two from the Northern Cape and one from Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers that treated the deceased patients,\u201d said Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize.<\/p>\n
However, the recovery rate stands at 90%.<\/p>\n
Globally, there have been 40 251 950 confirmed cases, including 1 116 131 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO).<\/p>\n
According to the WHO, the African region has reported an increase in both cases and deaths in the last seven days, with an 11% increase in new cases and an 8% increase in new deaths.<\/p>\n
This pattern is a drive by South Africa and Ethiopia, with Kenya and Botswana also reporting a notable spike in infections.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn unusually high number of cases was reported from Botswana this week, with over 1 800 cases reported in one day,\u201d the WHO said, adding that it is largely attributed to a backlog of tests, mostly from in and around the capital city of Gaborone.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, South Africa has accounted for approximately 70% of deaths on the continent in the past week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe high number of deaths being reported is partially attributed to a mortality audit and many of these deaths are retrospectively reported,\u201d the organisation explained.<\/p>\n
In addition, Mauritania recorded a large upsurge from last week (12 to 80 cases), all reported from the capital, Nouakchott.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough this is a higher number of cases than Mauritania has reported in recent weeks, it remains lower than the daily numbers reported in July.\u201d<\/p>\n
India, the United States of America, France, Brazil and the United Kingdom continue to report the highest number of cases, the WHO said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is now 706 304, with 164 more COVID-19 related deaths reported. In the last 24 hours, 15 366 people took the COVID-19 test. As of Tuesday, 1 058 patients were confirmed to have contracted the virus. Meanwhile, 164 more COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Tuesday, bringing the tally to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-169509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-sanews","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}