According to a statement released by the Department of Health on Sunday evening (26 April) 185 new cases of Covid-19 had been reported, increasing the number of confirmed cases to 4 546. Another virus-related death in the Western Cape brought the country’s toll to 87.

The number of tests carried out had decreased from 8 614 on Saturday to 7 639 today, said the department. In total, 168 643 tests had been conducted since the outbreak of the virus.

The provincial statistics are as follows:

Globally, as of 8.30pm today (April 26), the number of confirmed positive cases stood at 2 954 106, with 205 607 people having died. The United States of America had recorded both the most number of positive cases and the most number of deaths, at 956 292 and 54 175 respectively.Department of Health✔@HealthZA

26 April 2020 As at today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 4546.The total number of tests conducted to date is 168 643, of which 7 639 were done in the last 24 hours.The provincial #Covid_19 #CoronaVirusSA #CoronaVirusUpdate Here is the breakdown:

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