South Africa records 74 new COVID-19 deaths
Another 74 people have died after contracting COVID-19, bringing South Africa’s coronavirus-related death toll to 1 284.
The number of positive cases now stands at 58 568. This is an increase of 3 147 new cases, since Wednesday evening.
The number of people diagnosed with the virus in KZN has increased by 125 to 3 472.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the country has a mortality rate of 2.2%.
The Western Cape has reported a total of 39 new deaths, followed by the Eastern Cape with 31 and 4 from North West.
The number of people who have recovered stands at 33 252 - which translates to a rate of 56.8%.
Over a million tests have been conducted in the country.
Updated: #COVID19 Statistics in South Africa as at 11 June 2020 pic.twitter.com/Kab4rVat1v
— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) June 11, 2020
