Daily Covid-19 update: Limpopo records highest number of deaths
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in the country is 15,641.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has remembered the more than 50,000 people who have lost their lives to Covid-19 during a webinar on 4 March 2021 hosted by the National Press Club and the GCIS. Picture: AFP/File/GUILLEM SARTORIO
As of Tuesday, South Africa has recorded a cumulative number of 651,521 Covid-19 cases, with only 772 new cases identified.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 940 217, with 11,603 new tests conducted since the last report.
The country has also recorded 142 more Covid-19 deaths: 16 from KwaZulu-Natal, 12 from Gauteng, 4 from Eastern Cape, 13 from Western Cape, 11 from Northern Cape, 19 from Mpumalanga and 67 from Limpopo.
This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 15,641.
“We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers that treated the deceased patients. Our recoveries now stand at 583 126 which translates to a recovery rate of 89,5% ,” said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
Below is the provincial breakdown:
source: Health department
source: Health department
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and other premiers will be meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) to discuss the next phase of the lockdown on Tuesday.
In a video statement released on Tuesday, Winde said he would be pushing for three main agenda items that his government felt would allow for more economic activity in the country.
Winde said he would be asking the president to lift the curfew and give clarity on international travel, as well.
“We need a date that international travel opens, in October, so that the bookings can be made by international travellers who want to come into our country for business or vacation for the next few months,” he said.
“We need to make sure that we open up on our events, sporting businesses, and churches must be able to open up more carrying capacity,” added Winde.
Winde last week also pleaded with Ramaphosa to fight the “second pandemic” – unemployment – by opening up all sectors of the economy on Friday.
According to a statement by the presidency, the meeting would be chaired by Ramaphosa and was expected to focus on a report from the NCCC on the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This, as Ramaphosa hinted in a meeting with the South Africa National Editors Forum last week that South Africa could be going into Level 1 lockdown soon.
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