Johannesburg - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced 92 more deaths owing to Covid-19, as well as 8124 new infections, taking the total confirmed cases to just under 160 000.
This means South Africa’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 2749.
Mkhize said confirmed cases since March now stand at 159 333, with 76 025 recoveries.
Active cases - those of people who are currently living with the virus - stand at 80 559.
Mkhize said the 92 deaths were from the four most-affected provinces - the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal - with each province experiencing double-digit deaths.
Mkhize said the new deaths were from the following provinces:
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Western Cape, 37 deaths
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Gauteng, 28
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Eastern Cape, 17
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KZN, 10
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Mpumalanga, 4
South Africa is currently on Day 97 of its lockdown. The country is now on level 3 of an eased lockdown which has allowed millions of workers to return to work. Over 1.6 million have been tested for the virus. More than 36 000 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
The country expects its Covid-19 peak between July and August, with Gauteng currently the province with the most active cases despite the Western Cape having the most infections and death.
BREAKDOWN
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Infections
Deaths
Recoveries
Active
South Africa
159333
2749
76025
80559
Western Cape
64377
1896
44938
17543
Gauteng
45944
244
10534
35166
Eastern Cape
29340
439
14384
14517
KZN
10632
136
3770
6726
North West
4393
7
802
3584
Free State
1672
9
386
1277
Mpumalanga
1306
7
487
812
Limpopo
1175
10
520
645
Northern Cape
494
1
204
289
In terms of deaths, people aged 60-69 represented the most deaths with over 26.1% of the deaths.
Other deaths
Age 50-59 23.7%
Age 70-79 17.9%
Age 40-49 12.3%
For people aged 0-9, there were 3 deaths - representing 0.1% and for people aged 10-19, there were seven deaths, representing 0.2% of deaths.
People aged 20-29 accounted for 43 deaths (or 1.6%). People aged 30-39 accounted for 164 deaths (or 6%).
Mkhize said he was sending condolences to those who had lost loved ones and thanked health workers for treating the deceased.
“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased. The mortality rate is 1,7% The number of recoveries is 76 025, which translates to a recovery rate of 47,7%,” said Mkhize.