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By Lou-Anne Daniels 
9h ago
Cape Town – South Africa has 142 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four more deaths as a result of the coronavirus, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed Monday.
Gauteng remains the province with the highest number of confirmed infections, while KwaZulu-Natal, where the country’s first confirmed case was reported last month, has the highest number of deaths from the virus.
The North Cape and Mpumanga remain the two provinces with the lowest infection rates.
Here is a breakdown of cases by province:
| PROVINCE | CONFIRMED CASES | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAUTENG | 1170 | 7 7 | 545 |
| CAPE WEST | 940 | 17 | 216 |
| KWAZULU-NATAL | 639 | 2. 3 | 151 |
| CABO DEL ESTE | 310 | 5 5 | fifteen |
| FREE STATE | 105 | 5 5 | 74 |
| LIMPOPO | 27 | one | twenty-one |
| NORTHWEST | 25 | 0 0 | 13 |
| MPUMALANGA | 2. 3 | 0 0 | 14 |
| North Cape | 18 years | 0 0 | 6 6 |
| NOT ASSIGNED | 43 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
A breakdown of confirmed Covid-19 infections by gender shows that to date about 10% more women than men have been positively diagnosed, while 16 cases have not been assigned by gender.
Table courtesy of the South African Ministry of Health.
To date, 121 510 Covid-19 tests have been conducted across the country, in both the private and public sectors. While the private sector leads the total number of tests conducted, the public sector has clearly made great strides since the launch of screening and mass testing.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize repeatedly warned that South Africa’s confirmed infections were not a true reflection of the spread of the virus in the country, and that a truer picture would only emerge towards the end of the third week of the national shutdown. . The large increase in positive cases in recent days seems to confirm this.
The number of new tests carried out by the public sector, according to statistics published on Monday, is double that carried out by private laboratories.
Here’s a look at the breakdown:
| SECTOR | TOTAL TESTED | NEW TESTED | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE | 80 812 | 67% | 2 052 | 30% |
| PUBLIC | 40 698 | 33% | 4 747 | 70% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 121 510 | 6 799 | ||
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** If you think you have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus, call the 24-hour hotline at 0800 029 999 or visit sacoronavirus.co.za
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