COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 1,816 new Covid-19 cases & global virus cases cross 28.33 million
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September 12 2020 - 21:44
SA records 1,816 new Covid-19 cases
Eastern Cape 87323
Free State 41604
Gauteng 214831
KwaZulu-Natal 116167
Limpopo 14113
Mpumalanga 25680
North West 27094
Northern Cape 13123
Western Cape 108279
September 12 2020 - 13:00
UAE reports 1,007 new COVID-19 cases, highest since outbreak
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday reported 1,007 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest daily number since the pandemic broke out.
Until last month, there had been a generally falling trend after the UAE's new daily cases peaked at 994 in May, but numbers have surged from 164 cases on Aug. 3.
-REUTERS
September 12 2020 - 11:12
Zweli Mkhize relieved as Covid-19 infections continue to decline
SA is sighing with relief as its Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions continue to decline.
That's the word from health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize who cautiously welcomed the downward trajectory.
Mkhize took to Twitter on Saturday morning saying: “Today, we cautiously but optimistically breathe a sigh of relief as we continue to see our detected cases, hospital admissions, deaths and even excess deaths declining.
September 12 2020 - 09:20
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 28.33 million, death toll at 910,299
More than 28.33 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 910,299 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
-REUTERS