SA tops 60,000 COVID deaths with over 2.7 mln people vaccinated so far The health authority said 12,222 new cases had been recorded over the last 24 hours 28.3% of those tested. Gauteng healthcare workers screening Alexandra residents for coronavirus (COVID-19) on 31 March 2020 following the roll out of massive community screenings and testing programmes by the provincial executive council. Picture: Ahmed Kajee/Eyewitness News.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, on Monday crossed the threshold of 60,000 coronavirus deaths, health officials announced, a day after a stricter lockdown was enforced. A further 138 covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases tweeted on Monday.