Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that there are now 3,465 cases confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in South Africa.
This is an increase of around 165 cases in one day.
The number of deaths still remains at 58.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 126 937 of which 5427 were done in the last 24 hours.
Gauteng, which is the epicentre of the outbreak in the country, now has 1199 confirmed cases, followed by Western Cape 1010 and KwaZulu-Natal 671.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| GAUTENG | 1199 |
| WESTERN CAPE | 1010 |
| KWAZULU – NATAL | 671 |
| EASTERN CAPE | 345 |
| FREE STATE | 106 |
| LIMPOPO | 27 |
| NORTH WEST | 24 |
| MPUMALANGA | 24 |
| NORTHERN CAPE | 16 |
| UNALLOCATED | 43 |
Official updates from the South African government on the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19, are at www.sacoronavirus.co.za.
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