Eight more people have died due to the coronavirus. This brings the number of COVID-19 deaths to 183. The department of health reports that seven of these deaths occurred in the Western Cape and one from KwaZulu Natal. One of the deceased was a nurse at Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town.
“We pay special tribute to this health worker. We express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and thank the health care workers who looked after these patients,” said health minister Zweli Mkhize.
Positive cases identified are 9420 as of today, an increase of 525 people.
But 3983 of these statistics are recoveries.
