Zweli Mkhize (2nd L), the South African Health Minister, walks out of the The Protea Hotel Ranch Resort in Polokwane on March 13, 2020, where the 122 South African citizens evacuated from the COVID-19 coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan in China are to be quarantined upon their return. (Photo by Guillem Sartorio / AFP)An increase of 595 COVID-19 cases in South Africa was reported on Sunday, bringing the total to 10 015.
South Africa is the first country on the African continent to record 10 000 infections since the pandemic broke out.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize also confirmed that the death toll is closing in on the 200-mark after eight more deaths were reported over the past 24 hours. This increases the figure to 194.
A total of 341 336 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the country, with 17 257 done since Saturday – the highest number of tests recorded in a 24-hour cycle so far.
Also reported was the number of recoveries, which now sits at 4 173, reducing the active cases to 5 648.
LATEST COVID-19 CASES BY PROVINCE AS OF SUNDAY, 10 MAY
The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected in each province as of Saturday:
- Western Cape – 4 809 cases;
- Gauteng – 1 952 cases;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 1 308 cases;
- Free State – 135 cases;
- Eastern Cape – 1 218 cases;
- Limpopo – 54 cases;
- Mpumalanga – 61 cases;
- North West – 45 cases;
- Northern Cape – 29 cases
Latest coronavirus deaths by province
The latest COVID-19 death toll in each province, according to Mkhize is as follows:
- Gauteng – 22 deaths;
- Western Cape – 98 deaths;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 43 deaths;
- Free State – six deaths;
- Eastern Cape – 22 deaths;
- Limpopo – three deaths;
- Mpumalanga – 0 deaths;
- North West – 0 deaths; and
- Northern Cape – 0 deaths