Remembering the lives lost to Covid-19. (Eyasu Etsub/Unsplash)
Government appeals to calm as Covid-19 infections pass 20 000 in 24 hours. The country has logged over 800 daily Coronavirus deaths for the first time since the outbreak, while new cases also hit a record high. Still, a vaccine announcement could bring hope.
With funeral parlours struggling to cope and hospitals overwhelmed, South Africa is in the throes of a major surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. With record deaths and infections, officials are concerned, but the vaccine brings some hope.
In 24 hours, 844 people lost their lives to Covid-19 on Wednesday. On Thursday, 441, pushing the death toll 31,809. For two days in a row, the number of new infections approaching 21,000.