Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that COVID-19 cases in South Africa increased by 525 on Saturday 9 May.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Saturday 9 May, announced that the confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have risen to 9 420.  

This is an increase of 525, as the total number of confirmed cases stood at 8 895 on Friday 8 May.

Mkhize also announced the latest death toll of 186 — an increase of eight as it stood at 178 on Friday.

There have been 3153 recoveries in South Africa thus far and a total of 324 079 tests have been conducted. 

LATEST COVID-19 CASES BY PROVINCE AS OF SATURDAY 9 MAY

The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected in each province as of Saturday: 

• Gauteng – 1 910 cases;
• Western Cape – 4 809 cases; 
• KwaZulu-Natal – 1 308 cases; 
• Free State – 134 cases; 
• Eastern Cape – 1 078 cases; 
• Limpopo – 51 cases; 
• Mpumalanga – 61 cases; 
• North West – 41 cases; 
• Northern Cape – 28 cases; and 
• Unallocated – 0 cases.

The Western Cape is still the COVID-19 epicentre with the most positive cases in the country. 

LATEST COVID-19 DEATHS IN EACH PROVINCE

The latest COVID-19 death toll in each province, according to Mkhize is as follows: 

• Gauteng – 18 deaths;
• Western Cape – 95 deaths; 
• KwaZulu-Natal – 43 deaths; 
• Free State – six deaths; 
• Eastern Cape – 21 deaths; 
• Limpopo – three deaths; 
• Mpumalanga – 0 deaths; 
• North West – 0 deaths; and 
• Northern Cape – 0 deaths.  

This comes to a total of 186 deaths. The highest number of deaths was found in the Western Cape.

RECOVERIES IN EACH PROVINCE

The following COVID-19 recoveries have been made in each province: 

• Gauteng – 1 036 recoveries;
• Western Cape – 1 122 recoveries; 
• KwaZulu-Natal – 420 recoveries; 
• Free State – 102 recoveries; 
• Eastern Cape – 388 recoveries; 
• Limpopo – 27 recoveries; 
• Mpumalanga – 22 recoveries; 
• North West – 20 recoveries; and 
• Northern Cape – 16 recoveries.