On Friday, the health department announced over 13,000 new cases have been reported, pushing the total number of infections to 337,594.
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has recorded 135 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24-hour cycle, bringing the cumulative number of fatalities in the country to 4,804.More than 178,000 people have recovered from the virus.
The latest figures come at a time when the recommended isolation period for patients who have contracted the coronavirus has been revised from 14 days down to 10. Health minister Zweli Mkhize said it's been proven that the infection is only present for about eight days in mild cases. The National Department of Health has reduced the period of recommended #COVID19 isolation from 14 days to 10 days. Read more about it here. @HealthZA https://t.co/bF4t3lTmKr
— Dr Zweli Mkhize July 17, 2020 Mkhize announced the launch of a 'COVID connect' app, which can be used to track and trace suspected COVID-19 patients.Today we launched #COVIDConnect, government's official #COVID19 services portal for your mobile phone. Read more about it here.https://t.co/jagqVOwL6pMkhize held a briefing, on Friday night, on government's revised de-isolation guidelines and the new approach to tracking and tracing COVID-19 patients.
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