CAPE TOWN- South Africa now has 65 Covid-19 related deaths and 3635 infections, h
ealth minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday evening.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 133 774, of which 6 868 were done in the last 24 hours.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
GAUTENG
1224
WESTERN CAPE
1079
KWAZULU – NATAL
758
EASTERN CAPE
377
FREE STATE
106
LIMPOPO
27
NORTH WEST
24
MPUMALANGA
23
NORTHERN CAPE
16
UNALLOCATED
1
" We regrettably report 7 more COVID-19 related deaths. Five of them occurred in the Western Cape and two in KwaZulu-Natal. This increases the total to 65. We express our condolences to the affected families and appreciate the health workers who treated these patients," said Mkhize.
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