South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: More than 1 700 new cases recorded─── 06:25 Thu, 01 Oct 2020
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The Health Ministry said that 1,767 new infections were picked up over the past day, pushing the number of known cases in this country to 674,000.
Sixty-seven more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 16,734.
The recovery rate is holding steady at 90%, meaning that 608,000 people have so far recovered.
