South Africa's COVID-19 death toll nears 150
Updated | By Newswatch
South Africa's recorded 352 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day.
The number of people who've now been diagnosed with COVID-19 has gone up to 7 572.
Ten more people have died - including one person in KwaZulu-Natal - bringing the national death toll to 148.
That figure's climbed to 36 in our province.
KwaZulu Natal has 1 142 cases.
The Health Department says just over 268 000 tests have been conducted to date.
The number of people who've recovered from the respiratory disease is 2 746.
The total number of confirmed #COVID19inSA is 7572. Today we regrettably report 10 new #COVID19 related deaths. We convey our condolences to the families and friends. We urge you to practice meticulous hand washing or use a 70% alcohol based sanitiser. #HandHygieneDay pic.twitter.com/OhHvzePRJd
— NICD (@nicd_sa) May 5, 2020
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