Johannesburg [South Africa], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa on Monday reported 5,163 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 866,127, the country's health department reported.

Meanwhile, 175 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the country's death toll from the disease to 23,451, it said.

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The ministry also reported a total of 762,746 recoveries from the disease to date.

South Africa is currently in the midst of a second wave of the coronavirus, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize warned on Wednesday. (ANI/Xinhua)

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