South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: Death toll at 6 343─── 08:00 Sat, 25 Jul 2020
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As of Friday there were 421 996 recorded coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa with an increase of 250 deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 6 343.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 245 771which translates to a recovery rate of 58% Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said onFriday.
Meanwhile, The Eastern Cape government's plan to use some of the Buffalo City metro's R340 million housing budget to build a 1 000-bed field hospital in East London has been shot down by National Treasury.
On Friday, Treasury and the national Department of Human Settlements - the administrators of the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) - confirmed the request from the city was declined.
