Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, announced Tuesday night that seven Covid-19 patients were confirmed to have died in the Free State while 18 patients in North West lost their lives. 

So far, the Covid-19 death toll in the Free State stands at 716, and 266 in North West. The deceased in the two provinces are part of 114 new fatalities countrywide reported by Mkhize. Mkhize also announced that the country’s death toll now stands at 14,263 with the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases standing at 628 259.

According to the latest statistics by Mkhize, the Free State has 12,945 active cases after 24,464 patients recovered from the virus, with 716 deaths recorded from 38,125 reported cumulative cases. In the North West, there is currently a total of 6,238 active cases after 18,886 patients recovered from the virus, with 266 deaths recorded from 25,390 reported cumulative cases.

On Tuesday, OFM News reported that 33 Covid-19 patients in the Free State, Northern Cape, and the North West lost their lives due to coronavirus-related complications. Eight Covid-19 patients were confirmed to have died in the North West, with 16 in the Free State while nine patients in the Northern Cape lost their lives.

OFM News