Limpopo’s latest Covid-19 figures: Blouberg reports 1st case
Active cases for the province now stand at 10. Here is the provincial breakdown:
LIMPOPO – As of 5 May the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the province stands at 39 with Blouberg having recorded its first positive Covid-19 case.
According to the latest figures released by the Department of Health the province has recorded 27 recoveries and two deaths. Active cases for the province now stand at 10.
Here is the provincial breakdown:
South Africa recorded 437 new Covid-19 cases on May 4 pushing the total number of positive cases nationally to 7 220. According to the Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize seven more deaths, six in the Western Cape and one in KwaZulu-Natal were also recorded.
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