South Africa has recorded 193 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24-hour cycle, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to over 8,000.
At least 11,014 new cases have been reported in the country, pushing the cumulative total to 493,183.
The number of people who have recovered from the virus continues to improve now standing at 326,171.
#COVID19 Statistics in SA as at 31 July. pic.twitter.com/S5gSKHbcz9
— Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) July 31, 2020
Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers are being screened at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
At least 713 participants have been enrolled in the study, with eight in the Western Cape.
The efficacy trial got off the ground in Gauteng last month.
The experimental COVID-19 vaccine was developed at the Oxford Jenner Institute and is currently also on trial in the United Kingdom and Brazil.
At the UCT Lung Institute site, researchers hope to enroll around 200 participants.
#COVID19 #Vaccine The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine efficacy trial has been rolled out in the Western Cape. KB pic.twitter.com/0bHPC378ek
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) July 31, 2020
#COVID19 #Vaccine Preliminary findings of the vaccine trial in the UK found it is safe and participants showed strong antibody and T-cell immune responses. KB
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) July 31, 2020
