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S. Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000

From:Xinhua | 2020-06-23 17:29

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A resident goes shopping at a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 22, 2020. The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng

CAPE TOWN, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday.

Sixty-one more deaths related with COVID-19 were added to the national death toll which now stood at 1,991, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.

The mortality rate was two percent while the number of recoveries stood at 53,444, translating to a recovery rate of 52.6 percent, said Mkhize.

It took South Africa 14 days to double the number of confirmed cases from 50,000 to 101,590, compared with 94 days during which the number of cases doubled and rose to 50,000 from March 5 to June 8.

The doubling of coronavirus cases in 14 days was seen as a result of rise in mass community testing.

The country has completed 1,353,176 tests so far, of which 25,116 new tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, according to Mkhize.

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Residents dine outside a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 22, 2020. The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)