Coronavirus – South Africa: Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 8232 confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID-19

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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 8232.

Case Data:

Provinces	Total cases for 7 May 2020
Eastern Cape	929
Free State	134
Gauteng	1804
KwaZulu-Natal	1204
Limpopo	41
Mpumalanga	59
North West	40
Northern Cape	27
Western Cape	3994
Unknown	0
Total	8232

Testing Data:

A total of 292 153 tests have been conducted to date with 12 774 tests done in the past 24 hours.

Sector	Total tested		New tested
Private	146 774	50%	6 534	51%
Public	145 379	50%	6 240	49%
Grand Total	292 153		12 774

Reported COVID-19 Deaths:

Regrettably, we report 8 more COVID-19 related deaths: 2 from KwaZulu Natal and 6 from Western Cape. This brings the total national deaths to 161.

We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and thank the health care workers who treated these patients.

The provincial breakdown is as follows:

Province	Deaths
Eastern Cape	18
Free State	6
Gauteng	15
KwaZulu Natal	40
Limpopo	3
Mpumalanga	0
North West	0
Northern Cape	0
Western Cape	79
Total	161

Issued by: Department of Health
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of South African Government.