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The Western Cape has seen an increase of 484 confirmed Covid-19 infections, contributing to an increase in total SA cases to 11,350.
The province, with 6,105 cases, now has 53.8% of the country’s infections to date, according to data released by health minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday.
Gauteng has registered 43 new cases. The province now has 2,014 cases, or 17.7% of the national total.
The Eastern Cape is the third most affected with 148 new cases (1,504 cases or 13.3%) followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 22 new cases (1,394 cases or 12.3%).
The country’s deaths now total 206.
The minister said 106 people died from Covid-19 in the Western Cape, 44 in KZN, 24 in the Eastern Cape and 22 in Gauteng.
The Free State has six deaths (and 135 confirmed cases), Limpopo three deaths (54 confirmed cases) and Northwest one death (51 confirmed cases). No Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in Mpumalanga (63 confirmed cases) or the North Cape (30 confirmed cases).
To date, a total of 369,697 tests have been performed, with 13,630 tests performed in the last 24 hours.
There are 4,357 patient recoveries.
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