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SA Reports 1 599 New Cases

A member of medical staff wearing protective equipment, prepares to take care of patients amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an hospital in Douala, Cameroon April 27, 2020. Picture taken April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Josiane Kouagheu NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

The Department of Health have confirmed that the the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for South Africa is 1 561 559 with 1 599 new cases identified since the last report.

Testing Data:
The number of tests conducted to date is 10 216 114. Of these 34 971 tests were completed since the last report.

Deaths and Recoveries
75 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 14, Free State 9, Gauteng 26, Kwa-Zulu Natal 24, Limpopo 0, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape 0 and Western Cape 2 which brings the total to 53 498 deaths.

Our cumulative recoveries today stand at 1 486 873, representing a recovery rate of 95%.

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