South Africa on Monday night reached a grim milestone as the country battles to contain the coronavirus: more than 1,000 people have now died from the illness the virus causes.
Madeleine van WykIn figures released on Monday, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said 82 additional deaths had been recorded since the statistics were released on Sunday night. This means that there are now 1,080 confirmed deaths from the illness in SA.Mkhize also revealed that the number of confirmed cases in SA had climbed from 48,285 on Sunday to 50,879 on Monday - an increase of 2,594 cases.
The Western Cape continues to be the epicentre of the coronavirus in SA, according to statistics released on Monday night.Most Covid-19 deaths to date have been in the Western Cape, followed by the Eastern Cape.Within a few days of the first death on March 27, fatalities were confirmed across the country. By March 31, five deaths had been recorded across SA, including in KZN, Gauteng and the Free State.
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