South Africa has exceeded half a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, giving it more than 50% of all coronavirus infections on the African continent.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has surpassed 500,000, meaning that the country now accounts for more than half of all reported coronavirus infections on the African continent.
But President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday there were “promising signs” that the rapid growth of cases has stabilized and that the country’s strained health system is managing to cope. Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases Saturday night, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 503,290, including 8,153 deaths. That is by farWith a population of about 58 million, South Africa has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world, behind the U.S.,
, Russia and India, all countries with significantly higher populations, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.Ramaphosa, in a letter to the nation Sunday, said that, in spite of the high number of confirmed cases, he sees some positive developments. “After a rapid rise in infections over the last two months, the daily increase in infections appears to be stabilizing,” said Ramaphosa. He said the number of new infections has slowed in the provinces of the Western Cape, which includes Cape Town, the Eastern Cape and Gauteng, which hosts the major cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the national capital.
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