TSHWANE, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 10: Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize visit Tshwane District Hospital to monitor the level of preparedness as the Province has become the epicentre for COVID-19 on July 10, 2020 in Tshwane, South Africa. According to a media release, the visit by the MEC and Minister Mkhize also forms part of supporting the staff that is working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
TSHWANE, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 10: Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize visit Tshwane District Hospital to monitor the level of preparedness as the Province has become the epicentre for COVID-19 on July 10, 2020 in Tshwane, South Africa. According to a media release, the visit by the MEC and Minister Mkhize also forms part of supporting the staff that is working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday 7 August that South Africa’s COVID-19 caseload has increased by 7 292 confirmed cases in the last 24-hours, meaning that the total number of infections that have been reported in the country since March 2020 now accumulatively stands at 545 476 cases.
A further 305 people have been reported to have died from the deadly virus since Tuesday, meaning that a total of 9 909 people have died in total since the first death in March.
Mkhize further reported that a total of 394 759 people have successfully recovered from the virus, meaning that there are around 150 717 people actively suffering from COVID-19 at the moment.
A total of 3 183 658 tests have been conducted since March, with 33 851 completed in the last 24-hours alone.
Provincial COVID-19 case breakdown
The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been recorded in each province as of Friday 7 August:
- Eastern Cape – 81 615 cases
- Free State – 26 877 cases;
- Gauteng – 189 159 cases;
- KwaZulu-Natal – 92 844 cases;
- Limpopo – 10 138 cases;
- Mpumalanga – 18 266 cases;
- North West – 21 315 cases;
- Northern Cape – 6 185 cases;
- Western Cape – 99 027 cases; and
- Unallocated – 50 cases.
