CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - 12 JULY 2020 - SA IS NOW RANKED 10TH HIGHEST IN THE WORLD FOR COVID-19 INFECTIONS

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

As of Saturday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa was 264 184, with 13,497 new cases identified, while the number of Covid-19-related deaths increased by 111, to 3971, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said.

South Africa now ranks 10th in the world in terms of Covid-19 infections, while the United States, Brazil and India make up the top three.

India, with a population of 1.3 billion, now has about 12 percent of the world's Covid-19 caseload - and this is expected to rise.

The following table lists the top 50 countries by the number of reported cases.

South Afria totals for 11 July 2020

As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19 cases is 264 184, the total number of deaths is 3 971 and the total number of recoveries is 127 715.