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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – South Africa has recorded 1 273 new Covid-19 infections and a further 49 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.<\/p>\n

This brings the cumulative number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic to 1 550 724.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s death toll now stands at 52 946.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of health care workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol remains 269 102,\u201d Mkhize said.<\/p>\n

CASE DATA BY PROVINCE<\/b><\/p>\n

At 415 038, Gauteng remains the province with the highest number of positive cases recorded to date while the Northern Cape has had the lowest number of cases at 36 478.<\/p>\n

ACTIVE CASES, DEATHS AND RECOVERIES<\/b><\/p>\n

As the Easter weekend kicks off, KwaZulu-Natal remains the province with the highest number of active cases at 5 661. The Western Cape follows closely with 5 211 active cases while the province with the lowest number of active cases right now is the Eastern Cape with 225.<\/p>\n

Breakdown of Saturday\u2019s deaths by province:<\/p>\n

Eastern Cape 1<\/p>\n

Free State 3<\/p>\n

Gauteng 16<\/p>\n

Kwa-Zulu Natal 22<\/p>\n

Limpopo 0<\/p>\n

Mpumalanga 1<\/p>\n

North West 0<\/p>\n

Northern Cape 0<\/p>\n

Western Cape 6<\/p>\n

TESTING<\/b><\/p>\n

To date, 9 939 695 tests have been completed with 27 622 tests conducted since the last report, the Department of Health said.<\/p>\n

IOL<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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