Covid-19 has claimed a total of 79 lives in SA.
On Friday, the health ministry announced 267 new positive Covid-19 cases. This brought the total number of infections to 4,220 across the country.Two deaths were reported in the Western Cape while the other two occurred in KwaZulu-Natal.The Eastern Cape recorded 63 cases followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 34.
Gauteng, previously the epicentre of the virus, was fourth on the list, reporting 28 new infections since the ministry released figures on Thursday. On Thursday, the Northern Cape, Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga had recorded no new infections but the situation changed for most of these provinces on Friday.The Northern Cape and the North West had no new infections.
Screening and testing for the virus has been significantly ramped up, increasing the number of positive cases identified.
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