South Africa
#Coronavirus: SA Covid-19 deaths rise to five, cases to 1353─── 06:43 Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
The coronavirus death toll in South Africa has risen to five and confirmed cases stand at 1353 on Tuesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said of the 46 newly tested cases, 22 were identified in Gauteng, nine in Western Cape, seven in KwaZulu-Natal, three in Limpopo, three in Mpumalanga and two in Free State provinces, respectively.
Gauteng has a total of 633 cases, Western Cape has 325, KwaZulu-Natal has 179, Free State has 74, Limpopo has 14, Eastern Cape has 12 Mpumalanga has 12, North West has eight, and Northern Cape has six.
African News Agency
