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Johannesburg – The Western Cape now has 132 Covid-19 cases more cases than Gauteng.
With two more deaths each between the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, the province also has the highest number of deaths, one more than KZN.
The minister confirmed on Friday that South Africa now had 4,220 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 79 deaths.
This was an increase of 267 new cases after registering 318 new cases on Thursday.
NEW CASES
Western Cape Province: 134 new cases, 2 new deaths
Eastern Cape Province – 63 new cases
KZN – 34 new cases, 2 new deaths
Gauteng – 28 new cases
Free State – 5 new cases
Limpopo – 2 new cases
Mpumalanga – 1 new case
Northwest, North Cape: no new cases
April 24, 2020 South Africa # COVID-19 Statistics # Coronavirus update pic.twitter.com/UKOFQXlfDP
– Department of Health (@HealthZA)
April 24, 2020
In recent days, cases in Gauteng have slowed, but cases in the coastal provinces of the Western Cape, KZN and Eastern Cape have been steadily increasing.
The Western Cape has the most deaths with 30, followed by KZN with 29, Gauteng with 8, Eastern Cape with 6, the Free State with 5 and Limpopo with one.
The Northwest, Mpumalanga and the North Cape have yet to record any Covid-19 related deaths.
DECOMPOSING
Western Cape Province – 1,413 total cases – 134 new cases, 2 new deaths
Gauteng – 1,281 total cases – 28 new cases
KZN – 841 total cases – 34 new cases, 2 new deaths
Eastern Cape Province – 480 total cases – 63 new cases
Free State – 111 total cases – 5 new cases
Limpopo – 29 total cases – 2 new cases
Northwest – 25 total cases – no new cases
Mpumalanga – 24 total cases – 1 new case
Northern Cape – 16 total cases – no new cases
Unassigned – 1 case
This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday night that the country would emerge from a Level 5 blockade next Thursday, and move to a Level 4 blockade that would cause some companies to gradually return to work.
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