South Africa records 306 COVID-19 related deaths
The number of deaths from COVID-19 related illnesses in South Africa has gone up by 306 to 9 604.
The Health Ministry says 78 of those new fatalities were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal.
READ: Health officials focus on KZN as COVID-19 cases increase
South Africa’s now confirmed over 538 000 cases, after an increase of 8 307 infections in the last 24-hour cycle.
More than 387 000 people no longer have the virus, which translates to a national recovery rate of 72%.
As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 538 184, the total number of deaths is 9 604 and the total number recoveries is 387 316. pic.twitter.com/T9gm00WE9V
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) August 6, 2020
