South Africa
#Coronavirus: SA's #Covid19 cases increase to 2,506─── 05:48 Thu, 16 Apr 2020
The number of Covid-19 fatalities in South Africa has risen by seven, bringing the local death toll in the global pandemic to 34, while the confirmed infections has risen to 2,506, the ministry of health said on Wednesday.
The ministry said it was "saddened to report" the increase in Covid-19 related deaths, and confirmed that six of these occurred in KwaZulu-Natal. One death related to the novel coronavirus was recorded in Gauteng.
The number of tests conducted for Covid-19 now stood at 90,515, the ministry said.
It expressed its condolences to the families of those who have died after contracting the virus.
Gauteng continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 infections with 930, followed by the Western Cape with 657 and KwaZulu-Natal with 519.
African News Agency
