South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: Death toll tops 7 000─── 07:06 Tue, 28 Jul 2020
The Covid-19 death toll has hit 7 067, while the number of cases now sits at 452 529, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says.
A total of 91 of the 298 new deaths have come from the Free State alone, while 77 from the Eastern Cape, and 61 from Gauteng. There have been 274 925 recoveries.
The Covid-19 storm has hit KwaZulu-Natal, with the province’s Premier, Sihle Zikalala, saying that there have been more than 20 000 cases in the past week. The surge is particularly serious in the eThekwini region and the uMgungundlovu district.
