South Africa becomes the 8th highest hit nation by coronavirus

South Africa has become a COVID-19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its index case on 5th March, 2020.

From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus.

The economic intervention measures rolled out by President Cyril Ramaphosa has also been classed as one of the most comprehensive across the continent. South Africa was one of the earliest to roll out such measures.

That President Ramaphosa is also the current Chairperson of the African Union, AU; means he has the delicate task of juggling national tasks withe the continental as Africa seeks global support to combat the pandemic.

Key statistics as at July 16, the total number of confirmed cases = 324,049 The total number of tests so far = 2,278,127 Total death toll = 4,669 Total recoveries = 166,693 Most impacted provinces = Guateng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwa Zulu-Natal July 16: Virus epicenter shifts away from Cape Town: AP report Health officials in South Africa decided Thursday to reduce the capacity of a COVID-19 field hospital in Cape Town, a sign that the situation may be improving in the city that was Africa’s first coronavirus epicenter.

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