Coronavirus in SA: All the confirmed cases
These are the latest figures as released by the health department:
Figure 1: Case data
Figure 2: Testing data
(Supplied: Department of Health)
To date, 219 people have died as a result of Covid-19, while 4 745 recoveries have been recorded.
Data shows that infections are mostly concentrated in metropolitan municipalities and districts in the country. The government will, however, be announcing changes to the Level 4 regulations to expand business activities which may be permitted in the retail space and e-commerce.
Ramaphosa spent much of his address to the nation calling on South Africans to adhere to measures such as hand washing and wearing face masks, justifying South Africa’s initial hard lockdown, and promising consultation and transparency.
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The president conceded that some action the government has taken in its effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus has been unclear, contradictory and poorly explained. He committed to make amends and correct mistakes made by government during the seven-week lockdown.
“Where we have disappointed, we will continue to make amends. Where we make mistakes… as I said we are traversing uncharted territory. None of us [has] ever been through what we are going through now in the history of this country. We will make mistakes but I can assure you we will always seek to correct those mistakes,” he said.
– Compiled by Riaan Grobler
