SA has recorded 525 new cases of Covid-19, with another eight deaths - bringing to 186 the total number of people who have died from the disease, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 and eight more deaths from the respiratory disease have been recorded in SA. Stock photo.SA has recorded 525 new cases of Covid-19, with another eight deaths — bringing to 186 the total number of people who have died from the disease, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
It said there were seven more deaths in the Western Cape and one in KwaZulu-Natal. One of the victims in the Western Cape was a nurse — the second nurse in the province to succumb to the virus. The Eastern Cape now has more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases, accounting for 89 of the new cases reported since Friday. The total number of Covid-19 cases in SA now stands at 9,420.
The Western Cape, the epicentre of the outbreak in SA, recorded 312 new cases, Gauteng 60 and KwaZulu-Natal 54 new cases. The Free State, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape each reported one new case, while Limpopo reported seven new cases. There were no new cases in North West.Health minister Zweli Mkhize said that a total of 324, 079 Covid-19 tests had been conducted, of which 16 327 were new tests.
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