Covid-19 cases in SA exceed 300 000 mark
More than 12 757 new infections recorded on Wednesday and 107 more deaths.
South Africa now has 311 049 confirmed Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health announced on Wednesday.
This is an increase of 12 757 new infections from Tuesday.
The country is in mourning as 107 more deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country to 4 453.
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Of the new recorded cases of deaths due to Covid-19, 4 were from KwaZulu-Natal, 12 from North West, 12 from Eastern Cape, 38 from Western Cape and 41 from Gauteng Province.
According to data released by the Department of Health, 160 693 recoveries have been recorded to date.
In total, 2 278 127 Covid-19 tests have been conducted.
The following confirmed Covid-19 cases have been detected in each province, according to the data released on Wednesday:
– Western Cape: 81 556
– Gauteng: 11 2714
– KwaZulu-Natal: 32 939
– Eastern Cape: 55 584
– Limpopo: 3 645
– Mpumalanga: 5 051
– North West: 11 225
– Northern Cape: 1 667
– Free State: 6 561
The department reported 107 unallocated cases.
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