Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Image via: Jeffrey Abrahams / Gallo
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Image via: Jeffrey Abrahams / Gallo
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that the South African COVID-19 caseload has now reached 324 221, with 13 172 new cases reported since Wednesday.
He was sorry to announce the deaths of a further 216 people who had become infected with the deadly virus. This brings the total number of recorded fatalities to 4 669.
South Africa has conducted 2 324 923 tests to date, with 46 796 copleted in the last 24-hours alone.
With 165 591 people having successfully recovered after suffering from COVID-19, there are approximately 158 630 active patients currently battling to recover.
PROVINCIAL COVID-19 CASES:
The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected in each province as of Thursday 16 July:
- Gauteng – 117 895 cases;
- Western Cape – 82 986 cases;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 35 604 cases;
- Free State – 7 312 cases;
- Eastern Cape – 57 186 cases;
- Limpopo – 3 883 cases;
- Mpumalanga – 5 572 cases;
- North West – 11 891 cases;
- Northern Cape – 1 831 cases; and
- Unknown – 61 cases.
COVID-19 DEATH TOLL BY PROVINCE AS OF Thursday 16 July
The following confirmed COVID-19-related deaths have been detected in each province as of Thursday:
- Eastern Cape – 738 deaths;
- Free State – 35 deaths;
- Gauteng – 767 deaths;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 317 deaths;
- Limpopo – 33 deaths;
- Mpumalanga – 33 deaths;
- North West – 48 deaths;
- Northern Cape – 15 deaths;
- Western Cape – 2 467 deaths.
LATEST RECOVERIES BY PROVINCE
Mkhize announced the latest COVID-19 recoveries as follows:
- Eastern Cape – 39 865 recoveries;
- Free State – 1 033 recoveries;
- Gauteng – 45 743 recoveries;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 8 968 recoveries;
- Limpopo – 1 492 recoveries;
- Mpumalanga – 1 464 recoveries;
- North West – 2 694 recoveries;
- Northern Cape – 601 recoveries; and
- Western Cape – 63 7316 recoveries.
This is a developing story.
