South Africa Passes 1 Million Infections as New Variant Spreads
South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 1 million on Sunday to reach 1,004,413, the highest in Africa. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has breached the 1 million mark, adding that in the past 24-hour period, there were 9,502 new confirmed cases and 214 deaths, bringing the death toll to 26,735. The country…