President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa announced a rise in COVID-19 death toll to 3 and 1326 positive cases thus an increase of 45 on the number of infections announced by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Sunday.
The third person who has died from Covid_19 in the country is an 86-year-old man from the Free state. He passed away at the Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein. The province’s confirmed coronavirus cases now stand at 72
The president’s announcement on Monday night came as numerous politicians and law enforcement authorities warned that some South Africans were not taking the 21-day national lockdown to curb the spread of the virus seriously.
On the first day of the early payments of grants on Monday, Police Minister Bheki Cele visited several pensions pay points in Durban and Newcastle to ensure compliance with the strict rules.
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