South Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 500,000

South Africa's confirmed total cases of COVID-19 have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while continentwide case tally in Africa approached one million.

Africa's most industrialized nation recorded 10,107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, pushing the total to 503,290, the ministry said.

Just over three million people have so far been tested for the virus in South Africa, which confirmed its first case five months ago, and 8,153 deaths have been recorded. Africa has recorded 934,558 cases, 19,752 deaths and 585,567 recoveries, according to a Reuters tally.

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