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By IOL reporter 
April 2, 2021
Cape Town – South Africa has recorded 1,273 new Covid-19 infections and 49 more deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
This brings the cumulative number of cases registered since the start of the pandemic to 1,550,724.
South Africa’s death toll now stands at 52,946.
“The number of healthcare workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol remains 269,102,” Mkhize said.
CASE DATA BY PROVINCE
At 415,038, Gauteng remains the province with the highest number of positive cases recorded to date, while the Northern Cape has had the fewest number of cases at 36,478.
ACTIVE CASES, DEATHS AND RECOVERIES
As the Easter weekend begins, KwaZulu-Natal remains the province with the highest number of active cases with 5,661. The Western Cape is close behind with 5,211 active cases, while the province with the highest number of active cases. low of active cases at this time is the Eastern Cape. with 225.
Breakdown of Saturday’s deaths by province:
Eastern Cape 1
Free State 3
Gauteng 16
KwaZulu Natal 22
Limpopo 0
Mpumalanga 1
Northwest 0
North Cape 0
Western Cape 6
EVIDENCE
To date, 9,939,695 tests have been completed with 27,622 tests performed since the last report, the Health Department said.
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