This as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Monday night announced that eight Covid-19 patients were confirmed to have died in the North West, with 16 in the Free State while 9 patients in the Northern Cape lost their lives. 

So far, the Covid-19 death toll in the Free State stands at 709, in the North West the toll is at 248, and in the Northern Cape, 129 deaths were reported. The 33 confirmed deaths in the region are part of 121 fatalities reported countrywide by Mkhize last night. Mkhize also announced that the country’s death toll now stands at 14,149 with a total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases standing at 627 041.

According to the latest statistics by Mkhize, the Free State has 13,999 active cases after 23,180 patients recovered from the virus, with 709 deaths recorded from 37,888 reported cumulative cases.

In the North West, there is currently a total of 6,464 active cases after 18,636 patients recovered from the virus, with 248 deaths recorded from 25,348 reported cumulative cases.

In the Northern Cape, according to Mkhize, 3,594 Covid-19 cases are currently active cases after 7,003 patients recovered from the virus, with 129 deaths recorded from 10,726 reported cumulative cases. The Northern Cape has the lowest Covid-19 deaths and cumulative cases in the region.

 OFM News