CAPE TOWN, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 12,739, up by 665 in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday.
"Regrettably we report a further 19 COVID-19 related deaths and this brings the total national deaths to 238," Mkhize said in his daily update.
The Western Cape is the province with the highest number of 7,235 confirmed cases, followed by Gauteng with 2,135, the Eastern Cape with 1,569, and KwaZulu-Natal with 1,444.
The total number of recoveries nationwide was 5,676 as of Thursday, Mkhize said.
All together, 403,018 tests have been conducted to date, with 16,666 done in the last 24-hour cycle, according to Mkhize. Enditem
