As of today [April 4], the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1585. This is an increase of 80 from the previously reported cases.

The provincial breakdown is as follows:

Gauteng: 693

Western Cape: 433

KwaZulu-Natal: 232

Free State: 85

North West: 11

Mpumalanga: 18

Limpopo: 18

Eastern Cape: 25

Northern Cape: 7

Unallocated: 63

The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in South Africa to date is 53 937.

COVID-19 has also claimed the lives of more South Africans as the total death toll has increased to 9 confirmed deaths associated with the virus.

The ages, sex and province of each victim is listed below:

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