Covid-19: South Africa now has 1 934 confirmed cases
Since the start of lockdown, the average daily increase has been around 4%.”
The number of confirmed positive cases is currently 1934 in the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced on Thursday evening.
“The average daily increase in cases was around 42% at the start of the lockdown. Since the start of lockdown, the average daily increase has been around 4%.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation following a late-night meeting a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council on Wednesday and consultations with various social partners during the course of Thursday.
Globally over 1,5 million people have been infected since the start of the pandemic and over 92 000 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded.
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