S. Africa reports 7,552 new COVID-19 cases

Source: Xinhua| 2020-12-16 10:11:19|Editor: huaxia

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Africa on Tuesday reported 7,552 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 873,679, the country's health department reported.

Meanwhile, 210 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the country's death toll from the disease to 23,661, it said.

The department also reported a total of 764,977 recoveries from the disease to date.

South Africa is ready for vaccine registration process after having established a specialized working group called the COVID-19 vaccine registration working group, said the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority on Tuesday. Enditem

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