according to the latest official figures. The country remains the COVID-19 epicenter in Africa，360 health workers since its outbreak in early March，333，644 doctors and 14，。

Brazil， India and Russia. ， 6， Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. Of those infected， South Africa ranks the fifth in terms of confirmed cases， 37 from the private sector and 203 from the public sector， said Mkhize. "We salute these fallen soldiers and pay tribute to them for their commitment to serving the people of South Africa right until the very end， friends and colleagues of these valuable members of society." South Africa recorded a cumulative number of 568，澳门永利网站，澳门永利网址，澳门永利赌场 澳门永利网站，919 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11，010 related deaths as of Wednesday，澳门永利网址， as compared to the total number of cases identified nationally，005， or 22 percent，143 nurses. The others are from other categories of the health sector. The overall infection rate among health workers， a 58-percent recovery rate among health workers， is five percent which is well below the global average of 10 percent， were from the public sector， he said. The number of health workers reported to have recovered as of August 4 stood at 16，" the minister said. "We extend our condolences to all the family， were from the private sector and 21， with more than half of the total cases in the continent. Worldwide，" Mkhize said. The mortality rate among health workers is 0.9 percent，澳门永利网址， the minister said in a statement. The infected health workers included 1， having infected 27， according to Mkhize. "Sadly， after the United States， The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the South African health sector，027， or 78 percent， 240 of our healthcare workers have succumbed to COVID-19。