{"id":25145,"date":"2020-07-23T14:46:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T14:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25145"},"modified":"2020-07-23T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T14:46:30","slug":"covid-19-south-africa-reports-new-high-in-deaths-as-15m-people-test-positive-for-virus-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=25145","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: South Africa reports new high in deaths, as 15m people test positive for virus globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Residents-Johannesburg-South-Africa-wearing-face-masks.jpeg\" alt=\"COVID-19: Global death toll surpasses 600,000, as South Africa now ranks 5th in virus cases worldwide\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Health authorities in South Africa have reported a new daily high of 572 COVID-19 virus deaths on Wednesday, with records of the virus nearly reaching 400,000 across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/south-african-minister-wife-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\">South Africa<\/a>&nbsp;is now one of the world\u2019s top five countries in terms of reported virus cases, and it makes up more than half of the cases on the African continent with 394,948. Deaths are at 5,940.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, almost half the country\u2019s total number of deaths have been reported in the Western Cape Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/covid-19-global-death-toll-surpasses-600000-as-south-africa-now-ranks-5th-in-virus-cases-worldwide\/\">COVID-19: Global death toll surpasses 600,000, as South Africa now ranks 5th in virus cases worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of confirmed COVID-19 cases are however in Gauteng province, the country\u2019s financial hub and epicentre of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public hospitals in South Africa are struggling as patient numbers climb, and more than 5,000 health workers have been infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/south-korea-posts-coronavirus-export-slump-live-updates-200722235645182.html\">figures provided<\/a>&nbsp;by the Johns Hopkins University yesterday revealed that more than 15 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the COVID-19; over 622,000 have died, while at least 8.6 million people have recovered from the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus Keyword (South Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta Keywords (South Africa, South Africa reports new high in COVID-19 deaths, South Africa reports new high in COVID-19 deaths, as 15m people test positive for virus globally)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health authorities in South Africa have reported a new daily high of 572 COVID-19 virus deaths on Wednesday, with records of the virus nearly reaching 400,000 across the country. 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