Ghana’s Coronavirus related deaths rose from 122 to 129 following the demise of 7 persons, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced Monday. 6 out of the 7 had co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, and right breast cancer while 1 had none. 4 were males whereas 3 were males. The deaths were recorded …
Read More »SA hits 3,026 Covid-19 deaths as cases pass 10,000 in one day for first time
SA recorded its 3,026th Covid-19 fatality on Saturday, just 99 days after the first death was reported in the country on March 27. There were also more than 10,000 cases in a single day for the first time. Gauteng accounted for more than 5,000 of these cases. Health …
Read More »Ghana records 758 new coronavirus cases; case count now 19,388
Ghana records 758 new coronavirus cases; case count now 19,388 Ghana has recorded 758 new COVID-19 cases, according to the latest updates on the Ghana Health Service website. The new figures mean Ghana’s case count has now risen to 19,388, with active cases standing at 4,941 and 14,330 recoveries. The …
Read More »Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases
The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show. A recent surge in infections and hospitalisations has prompted the states of Texas, Florida and Arizona to pause reopening plans. Texas’s governor ordered bars to close and announced other …
Read More »Coronavirus: Sweden says WHO made ‘total mistake’ by including it in warning
Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid-19 resurgence. The WHO on Thursday said several countries and territories were seeing a rise in infections. Eleven were in the UN agency’s Europe region. …
Read More »Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on nine US states
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where virus cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New Jersey’s Phil Murphy said people in the three states had been “through hell and back” and did not want “another round” of …
Read More »South Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 mark
19 infections have surpassed the 100,000 mark after 4,288 new cases were reported on Monday, June 22, 2020. The positive cases are now sitting at 101,590, while close to 2,000 people have lost their lives. Of the new 61 COVID-19 related deaths reported, 39 are from the Western …
Read More »Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections. Graphs of Brazil’s deaths and infections show a continuing climb. The World …
Read More »Covid-19: South Africa’s death toll rises to 1 877, as cases increase to 92 681
The total number of people who have died from coronavirus related deaths has escalated to 1 877. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that in the past 24 hours, there have been a further 32 deaths in the Western Cape, 11 in the Eastern Cape, and three in KwaZulu-Natal. …
Read More »Covid-19 in SA: Death toll at 1 480, as cases hit 70 038
There have been 57 more Covid-19 deaths, and 4 300 new infections, the Ministry of Health says. This has taken the total number of cases to 70 038. The death toll now sits at 1 480. The Western Cape makes up about 60% of the total number of cases, with …
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