South Africa is just days away from reaching half a million Covid-19 cases, after the health ministry on Thursday reported 11,046 new infections in the past 24 hours.
482,169 confirmed Covid-19 cases across SA.
There have also been 315 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, he said, taking the country's death toll to 7,812 Of the new deaths, 121 were from the Eastern Cape, 96 from Gauteng, 55 from KwaZulu-Natal, 34 from Western Cape and nine from the North West. The bulk of the cases are still in Gauteng , followed by the Western Cape , the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal .20,398 total infections to date. It is followed by the North West , Mpumalanga , Limpopo and the Northern Cape .In the past 24 hours, Gauteng recorded a significantly higher number of infections than other provinces, with 3,205 new cases. KZN recorded 2,679 new cases, the Free State 1,191 and the Eastern Cape 1,183.
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