85 more people have died due to the pandemic over the past 24 hours, rising the country’s death toll from the virus to 18,741.

The number of infections has risen to 708,359, an increase of 2,055 cases in the last 24 hours.

641,706 people suffering from the disease have been discharged from hospital after being cured.

The country has so far conducted 4,607,883 tests to detect the infections, the Health Ministry said.

South Africa is the worst-hit country by the coronavirus on the African continent. (ILKHA)