South Africa
#CoronavirusSA: National State of Disaster extended until mid-July─── 06:16 Fri, 05 Jun 2020
South Africa will remain in a National State of Disaster until 15 July 2020, according to Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu.
Mthembu briefed the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa officially declared a National State of Disaster in March.
The total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa stands at 40,792 with 848 deaths. The Western Cape with 66,2 percent of the confirmed cases (27,006) remains the province with the highest infections, followed by the Eastern Cape with 4,936, Gauteng with 4,845 and KwaZulu-Natal at 2,869.
Free State has reported 322 and has been overtaken by North West with 364 cases, followed by Limpopo with 206 confirmed cases, Mpumalanga with 144 cases and Northern Cape with 95 cases.
