JOHANNESBURG – The North West reported its first COVID-19 death.
The number of fatalities rose by 12 to reach 206.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize released the latest numbers on Monday afternoon during a visit to the Eastern Cape.
The minister said eight deaths were reported in the Western Cape, two in the Eastern Cape, one in KwaZulu-Natal and one in the North West.
A total of 10,652 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in South Africa.
Mkhize said about 8 million people have been screened countrywide.
The number of recoveries now stand at 4,357.
South Africa is the worst-hit country in sub-Saharan Africa.
Since 1 May, the government has gradually eased the confinement measures put in place in late March to stem the spread of the virus.
Source – eNCA
