SA reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated | By Newswatch
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of five more people in the South Africa.
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Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, says a total of 18 people - diagnosed with the coronavirus - have died so far.
In a statement issued last night, he said there has been an increase in testing for the virus and that to date, 63 776 people have been tested for COVID-19.
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The number of positive cases in the country has increased by another 96, to 1 845.
Gauteng still has the most number of infections at 782, followed by the Western Cape at 492, and KwaZulu-Natal with 354 cases.
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