Just over 7000 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in SA in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's cumulative count to 452 529.
Durban - Just over 7000 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in SA in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's cumulative count to 452 529.
"Regrettably, we report 77 deaths from the Eastern Cape, 61 from Gauteng, nine from KwaZulu-Natal, 36 from the Western Cape, 13 from Mpumalanga, 91 from the Free State and 11 from the North West," the Ministry said.On Sunday, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala announced that KZN was now the Covid-19 epicentre in SA, taking over from Gauteng and the Western Cape.
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