The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has risen to 2,415, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday.
This was an increase of 143 from Monday’s announcement, he said in his latest update on the pandemic.
Gauteng Province topped the list with 909 cases, to be followed by Western Cape with 643 cases and KwaZulu-Natal with 489 cases.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 87,022, said Mkhize.
In a related development, South Africa received the medical supplies donated by China to help with the fight against COVID-19, according to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
The supplies arrived Monday night at Or Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and were received on Tuesday by Health Minister Mkhize and Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.
The Chinese shipment landed in time as South Africa’s stock of gloves and masks could last only four weeks, according to the local news outlet News24.
