South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: 2 258 new #Covid19 cases on first day of Level 2─── 06:23 Wed, 19 Aug 2020
South Africa recorded 2 258 new cases of Covid-19 and 282 deaths related to the virus on the first day of the level 2 lockdown on Tuesday.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 592 144, the health ministry said, with 485 468 recoveries reported.
This translates to a recovery rate of 82%.
The latest figures indicate a slowing down of reported cases, which were averaging between 5 000 and 10 000 new cases daily at the beginning of the month.
Of the 282 deaths reported on Tuesday, 89 were from Gauteng, 66 from the Eastern Cape, 57 from KwaZulu-Natal, 34 from the Western Cape, 20 from North West, 13 from the Free State and 3 from the Northern Cape.
The cumulative death toll from the virus now stands at 12 264.
