South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: 115 more COVID-19 related deaths─── 09:09 Sat, 05 Sep 2020
The Health Department reported 115 more COVID-19 related deaths in South Africa, taking the death toll to 14,678.
KwaZulu-Natal reported 15 deaths, 43 from Gauteng, 12 from Eastern Cape, 18 from Free State, four from Western Cape, 11 from Northern Cape and 12 from Limpopo.
SA's COVID-19 recoveries stand at 557,818, which translates to a recovery rate of 88%.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the threat of a second wave remains very real.
He's urged South Africans to be responsible and to enforce social distancing, hand washing and the wearing of masks.
