The death of these 57 patients in the province comes as active cases in the province continue to soar.

On Monday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that the cumulative cases in the province now stands at 10,727. This as more people across the province continues to be infected by the global pandemic virus. According to the latest statistics by Mkhize, the province has 9,542 active cases after 1,128 patients recovered from the virus, with 57 deaths recorded from 10,727 reported cases.

The increase in the rate of infections in the province comes as Mkhize also confirmed cases in South Africa now stands at 373 628, with the total number of deaths standing at 5,173 and the total number of recoveries at 194 865.

“As we head towards the surge, it is very important that all South Africans keep their masks on, sanitise and practise social distancing,” he adds.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) also last night revealed that a total of 33 899 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The institute further adds that there are 140 new Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,173.

 OFM News