South Africa’s mining industry records 527 positive Covid-19 cases, 72 recoveries

The Minerals Council South Africa, in its third weekly Covid-19 update briefing on June 4, reported that, to date, the domestic mining industry has 527 positive cases of Covid-19, with 7 461 miners having been tested and 226 796 having been screened.

The mining industry has also reported 72 recoveries, with no Covid-19-related deaths, the council’s head of health Thuthula Balfour says.