South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: 17,000 cases, 465 deaths─── 07:06 Thu, 31 Dec 2020
The Department of Health has confirmed to eNCA on Wednesday that South Africa has recorded more than 17,700 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours.
This is the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Department of Health stated 17,710 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported, with a positivity rate of 33 percent.
"The positivity rate, being an indicator of the rapidity of the spread, remains of major concern," Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement.
465 people have died of COVID-19 since the last report.
