South Africa records 11 554 new COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths

South Africa records 11 554 new COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths

Just over 11 500 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the country, since Sunday night. 

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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the total number of confirmed infections is 287 796. 


Another 93 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported - six of them were in KwaZulu-Natal. 


READ: Mkhize: South Africa expected to reach COVID-19 peak mid-August


This takes the number of deaths nationally to 4172.  


The number of recoveries is 138 241. 


Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal's reported 27 387 cases to date, 286 deaths and 7521 recoveries. 

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