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South Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass 600,000

A student at the Winnie Mandela Secondary School has her temperature measured as she enters the school premises in Tembisa township, South Africa on June 8, 2020.

Photo credit: Michele Spatari | Afp

By  Xinhua

What you need to know:

  • The country also reported 225 more Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the total national deaths to 12,843, the minister said.
  • Over the past four weeks, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped from a peak of over 12,000 a day to an average of around 4,000 a day.

Cape Town

South Africa has so far recorded a total of 603,338 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 3,398 new cases reported over the last 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday.

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