COVID-19 Deaths in SA Jumps to 1,930, Infections Spike to 97,302

Faizel Patel – 21/06/2020

The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 97,302

This is an increase of 4,621 from Saturday’s announcement.

The number of deaths has also increased by 53 bringing the total to 1,930.

The Western Cape has the most infections with 51,441 followed by Gauteng at 20,822 Eastern Cape at 15,751, KwaZulu-Natal 5,030, Free State 733, North West 2,148, Mpumalanga 573, Limpopo 564, Northern Cape 237 and unallocated infections 3.

The total number of recoveries to date is 51,608 this translates to a recovery rate of 53%.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted to date is 1,328,060 this is an increase of 34,452 which were done in the last 24 hours.

“Regrettably, we report a further 53 COVID-19 related deaths- 8 from Gauteng, 1 from Kwa-Zulu Natal, 17 from Eastern Cape and 27 from Western Cape. This brings the total deaths to 1930. The mortality rate is 1,98%.”

Mkhize has expressed his condolences to the affected families of those who have succumbed to the pandemic.

For SA launches Religious Freedom Scorecard: A guide to political parties ‘ stance on religious freedom

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 May 2024 | 16:48 CAT FOR SA has introduced a significant tool on its website: the Religious Freedom Scorecard. This Scorecard offers a comprehensive view of how political parties have voted on legislation...

CoughWatchSA: web-based respiratory illness surveillance

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 2 May 2024 | 13:12 SAST 1-minute read CoughWatchSA is a participatory program aimed at monitoring respiratory illnesses. It enables citizens to report respiratory symptoms on a weekly basis in order to support current...

The Asia-Pacific Report

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 2 May 2024 | 12:06 p.m. SAST 2-minute read In Malaysia, American fast-food chain KFC has become the latest to close numerous outlets in Muslim-majority areas, as the effects of boycott campaigns begin to filter through....

The Media Lens

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 1 May 2024 | 12:06 SAST 1-minute read Journalism professors from United States universities have penned a letter demanding accountability from the New York Times for the article alleging sexual violence by Hamas on October...

Global Report on Food Crises: increase in number of people facing hunger

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 01 May 2024 | 08:17 SAST 1-minute read The recently released Global Report on Food Crisis 2024 emphasises the monumental task of achieving the goal of eradicating hunger by 2030. According to the report, nearly 282 million...

The Africa Report

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 30 April 2024 | 12:48 SAST 1-minute read Technology giant Apple has been accused of using illegally exploited minerals extracted from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in its products. The broader issue of mineral...