South Africa's coronavirus cases top 700,000. Other Covid19 updates: 🇧🇷 Brazil registers 754 new deaths 🇲🇽 Mexico's death toll surpasses 85,700 🇨🇳 Mainland China reports 13 new cases More here:
FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country's first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa, June 24, 2020. South African coronavirus cases reported since the first infection in early March have surpassed 700,000 amid fears of an impending second wave as the nation battles an economic recession.
The health ministry had recently warned of a second wave of the pandemic in the country of 58 million people if citizens and authorities become complacent and stop taking precautions. The 700,000 mark was passed almost two months after South Africa crossed 600,000 coronavirus infections.Brazil has registered 754additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 30,914new confirmed cases, the nation's health ministry said onFriday.
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