SA has dropped four spots to number 8 on Worldometers' list of countries with the most Covid-19 infections.
SA has dropped four spots to No 8 on the list of countries with the most Covid-19 infections.at more than 88%, the country continues to drop on Worldometers' list of countries with the most Covid-19 infections.Worldometers is a data source that tracks real-time statistics on several topics, including Covid-19. The numbers vary daily as updates continue to stream in.
, 1,990 new infections were reported on Wednesday. This is a drop from more than 11,000 positive cases that were reported daily in the past few months. The recovery rate now stands at 88.7%, meaning that 569,935 people have so far recovered. It is well above the global average of 64.5%. At the weekend, health minister Zweli Mkhize said if people continue to adhere to precautionary measures to avoid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections, the country will soon reduce the restrictions.
“The sooner we can get to level 1 the better, the sooner we have a normal economy the better, it is better for the country. We are hoping South Africans will understand that to get there, we have to make sure we are just as cautious in level 2 so that there is no resurgence,” said Mkhize.
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