South Africa, on Sunday, recorded 595 new cases in 24 hours, the Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize confirmed. The minister giving daily updates on Sunday night expressed concern over increase new cases in the country. He noted that 84 percent of total new cases are from the Western Cape and Eastern Cape combined. South Africa has
South Africa, on Sunday, recorded 595 new cases in 24 hours, the Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize confirmed.
The minister giving daily updates on Sunday night expressed concern over increase new cases in the country.South Africa has recorded 10,015, Coronavirus cases so far since the outbreak, NAN reports. The deaths recorded also rose to 194 as eight more deaths were recorded from the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, and Gauteng.
The Western Cape Province leads with 5,168 cases, followed by Gauteng Province with 1,952, KwaZulu-Natal Province with 1,353 and the Eastern Cape Province with 1,218.“We are, however, encouraged by the number of recoveries, which was 4,173 as of May 9,” Mkhize said.
In West Africa, Ghana has the highest cases with 4,263 infected persons, followed by Nigeria with 4151 cases.
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