95 more deaths, 8 728 new cases take Covid-19 infections closer to 170 000

Dr. Hugo Tempelman tests a member of the Ndlovu Youth Choir for Covid-19 at a clinic in the Moutse Valley, 160 kms, north east of Johannesburg. Jerome Delay/ AP

Dr. Hugo Tempelman tests a member of the Ndlovu Youth Choir for Covid-19 at a clinic in the Moutse Valley, 160 kms, north east of Johannesburg. Jerome Delay/ AP

Published Jul 2, 2020

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Johannesburg - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced 95 more deaths related to Covid-19, as well as 8728 new infections, taking the total confirmed cases to just under 170 000.

This means South Africa’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 2844. 

Mkhize said confirmed cases since March now stand at 168 061, with just under 82 000 recoveries. 

Active cases - those of people who are currently living with the virus - stand at 83 218.

Mkhize said the 95 deaths were from the four most-affected provinces - the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal - with each province experiencing double-digit deaths.

For the first time, Gauteng had more daily deaths than the Western Cape.

Mkhize said the new deaths were from the following provinces: 

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Gauteng, 38 deaths

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Western Cape, 29 

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KZN, 16

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Eastern Cape, 12

South Africa is currently on Day 98 of its lockdown. The country is now on level 3 of an eased lockdown which has allowed millions of workers to return to work. 

Over 1.7 million have been tested for the virus. More than 39 000 people were tested in the past 24 hours. 

The country expects its Covid-19 peak between July and August, with Gauteng currently the province with the most active cases despite the Western Cape having the most infections and death.

BREAKDOWN

Infections

Deaths

Recoveries

Active 

South Africa

168061

2749

76025

83218

Western Cape

65841

1925

46515

17401

Gauteng

49937

282

12957

36698

Eastern Cape

30603

451

15843

14309

KZN

11669

152

4111

7406

North West

4788

7

865

3916

Free State

1886

9

386

1491

Mpumalanga

1478

7

520

951

Limpopo

1286

10

570

706

Northern Cape

573

1

232

340

Mkhize said he was sending condolences to those who had lost loved ones and thanked health workers for treating the deceased. 

“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased. The mortality rate is 1,7% The number of recoveries is 81 999, which translates to a recovery rate of 48,8%

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