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The Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 case numbers for South Africa.
The total number of cases registered in the country as of Saturday increased to 4,361. This is more than 4,220 cases the day before.
A total of 161,004 tests have been carried out in the country, with 8,614 tests carried out in the last 24 hours, the department said.
There were also seven more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 86.
The new deaths were from:
- Eastern Cape – 4 4
- West Cape – 2
- Limpopo – one
Provincial breakdown
The department also provided a breakdown of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by province.
This is detailed in the table below.
| Province | Case numbers |
|---|---|
| west cape | 1,514 |
| Gauteng | 1,304 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 847 |
| Eastern Cape | 488 |
| Free State | 111 |
| Limpopo | 30 |
| northwest | 28 |
| Mpumalanga | 2. 3 |
| North Cape | sixteen |
Slow transmission
The slower than expected transmission of the coronavirus in South Africa has been linked to the strict blockade in the country. This, however, will change soon.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the national closure of COVID-19 in South Africa will begin to slow down next week.
He said that while the blockade has been effective in containing the spread of the virus, it cannot be sustained indefinitely.
When the full national blockade ends, South Africa will transition to a five-tier alert system to ensure that restrictions can be eased in the safest way possible.
Now read: Here it is: the document showing what you can do at each lock level
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