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By IOL Reporter 
7h ago
DURBAN – South Africa has recorded 513 new coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours. Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng recorded the highest death toll.
Eastern Cape – 124
Free State – 14
Gauteng – 64
KwaZulu-Natal – 92
Limpopo – 3
North Cape – 14
Western Cape – 202.
This brings the total deaths to 30,524.
National Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize said SA now has a cumulative total of 1,172,759 Covid-19 cases with 14,410 new cases reported since the last report.
A cumulative total of 6,828,147 tests have been performed with 47,875 tests in the last 24 hours, Mkhize said.
Speaking to Cape Talk in an interview earlier today, the senior medical epidemiologist for the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Dr. Harry Moultrie, said that the Garden Route had shown a sustained decline over the past two weeks.
He added that the NCCC had some tough decisions to make when it met with President Cyril Ramaphosa tomorrow.
“Decisions will focus on what restrictions they can ease and whether additional restrictions might be necessary in other areas,” he said.
It is not yet known when President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation.
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