South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: More than 2,000 new cases─── 06:45 Fri, 11 Sep 2020
South Africa now has a total of 644,438 Covid-19 cases and 2,007 of these were recorded in the last 24-hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday.
Covid-19 related deaths have claimed the lives of 35 young children and teenagers in Gauteng since March.
Meanwhile, the cabinet has approved the extension of the national state of disaster until October 15.
The extension was approved to “continue giving effect to the regulations that remain relevant to manage the spread of Covid-19 infections,” spokesperson Phumla Williams said in a statement on the outcome of a virtual cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
