South Africa has surpassed the 300,000 mark in confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Dr. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in his usual statement on Wednesday evening that 311 049 people in South Africa had already tested positive for Covid-19. This is an increase of 12,757 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle.
According to Mkhize, another 107 Covid-19-related deaths were reported during that time. The deaths were reported in KwaZulu-Natal (4), North West (12), the Eastern Cape (12), the Western Cape (38) and Gauteng (41) respectively.
That brings the country’s death toll to 4,453.
However, a total of 160 693 patients have already recovered, with a recovery rate of 51.7%.
According to Mkhize, 45,389 new tests were performed in the last cycle. A total of 2 278 127 tests have already been carried out, of which more than half (56%) have been done in the private sector.
Deaths and people who have recovered:
| Province | Deaths | Recover |
| Eastern Cape | 738 | 37 380 |
| Free State | 35 | 968 |
| Gauteng | 767 | 45 743 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 317 | 8 968 |
| Limpopo | 33 | 1 492 |
| Mpumalanga | 33 | 1 300 |
| Northwest | 48 | 2 578 |
| Northern Cape | 15 | 508 |
| Western Cape | 2 467 | 61 756 |
| Total | 4 453 | 160 693 |
