Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Image via: Alet Pretorius / Gallo
The total number of COVID-19 cases are at 118 375 as of Thursday 25 June. A total of 1 460 012 tests have been conducted to date.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Image via: Alet Pretorius / Gallo
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday 25 June, announced that the confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have risen to 118 375. This is an increase of 6 579, as the total number of confirmed cases stood at 111 796 on Wednesday 24 June.
Mkhize announced an updated death toll of 2 292. This is an increase of 87 as it stood at 2 205 on Wednesday 24 June. The mortality rate is 1.9%.
“Regrettably we report a further 87 COVID-19 related deaths – two from Gauteng, 15 from KwaZulu-Natal, 17 from the Eastern Cape and 53 from the Western Cape. This brings the total deaths to 2 292.”
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased,” he added.
The age groups 50-59 and 60-69 have accounted for 552 and 603 of the recent deaths respectively. According to Mkhize, 52.1% of the recent deaths were male and 47.9% were female.
A total of 1 460 012 tests have been conducted to date with 43 118 new tests reported. There have been 59 974 recoveries thus far which translates to a recovery rate of 50.7%.
The following confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected in each province as of Thursday:
This comes to a total of 118 375 confirmed cases.
The following confirmed COVID-19-related deaths have been detected in each province as of Thursday:
Mkhize announced the latest COVID-19 recoveries as follows: