Thursday, 30 April 2020 21:02
COVID-19 Update:South Africa now has 5 647 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is now 5 647, an increase of 297 cases from Wednesday, 29 April.
No new fatalities were reported by the minister, so the official death toll remains at 103.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 207 530, of which 10 403 were done in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health said on Thursday.
Western Cape is the epicentre of the outbreak with 2342 confirmed cases, followed by Gauteng with 1446, and KZN with 980.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
Western Cape: 2 342
Gauteng: 1 446
KwaZulu-Natal: 980
Eastern Cape: 647
Free State: 116
Mpumalanga: 36
Limpopo: 32
North West: 31
Northern Cape: 17
South Africa will look into the creation of triage centres at health facilities in a bid to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
With governments worldwide confronted with tough decisions on ways to combat the spread of the virus, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said the country is going forward with its preparedness strategy.
Mkhize said the creation of triage centres will assist government to contain the spread of the virus, whilst protecting other patients housed at the country’s health facilities.