coronavirus cases rose by a record-breaking 259,848 on Saturday, in a worrying sign that the planet as a whole has not yet managed to get a grip on the new disease.
That means that there are now believed to be 14.2million people infected worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.The same data suggests the international death toll has now topped 600,000.The huge increase in numbers is linked to a new outbreak in South Africa's Guateng province, and South Africa is now the fourth most infected country on Earth behind the US, Brazil and India.South Africa recorded 13,285 new cases yesterday, which was enough to take it past Peru and into fourth spot."The simple fact is that many South Africans are sitting ducks because.