As of Monday, 10 May, the cumulative total of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 1 597 724, according to the national Department of Health.To date, 10 906 020 tests have been conducted, with 18 311 of these conducted since the last report.Japan's Olympics protests intensify as Covid-19 spreads without vaccines
"Today, 11 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 1, Free State 1, Gauteng 8, KwaZulu-Natal 1, Limpopo 0, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape and Western Cape 0 which brings the total to 54 735 deaths," Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Sunday.
"As the epidemic progresses, the detection of new variants is inevitable. The work of genomic surveillance assists us to detect the variants and understand their behaviour and to refine vaccines so they remain effective. NGS-SA remains vigilant as it continues to support the Department of Health. The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 10 831 738, with 25 934 new tests conducted since the last report. Recoveries now stand at 1 513 202.South Africa has recorded 63 more Covid-19-related deaths, taking the number of total fatalities to 54 620, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
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