SA breaches 1 million Covid-19 infections
South Africa has reached the grim milestone of 1 million Covid-19 infections since the outbreak began in March.
This comes after the Health Department reported an increase of 9 502 cases since the last report.
This brings the cumulative total infections to 1 004 413.
KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of active cases with 46 710 infections, almost 20-times more than the Northern Cape which has the least infections.
The Eastern Cape still holds the highest fatalities, closely followed by the Western Cape.
“Regrettably, today we report 214 Covid-19 related deaths: Eastern Cape 123, Gauteng 17, KwaZulu Natal 13, Northern Cape 5 and Western Cape 56. This brings the total to 26 735 deaths,” said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday.
The recovery rate has dropped to 84%.
The staggering figures come amid calls for tighter restrictions.
The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) is believed to have met on Sunday to discuss the country’s response to the pandemic.
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