3825 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in SA, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 87 715 with 94 more deaths reported
Durban - As the country's number of Covid-19 cases continue to increase on an average of 2500 to 3000 new cases being reported each day, 47 825 people have recovered from a virus that has claimed the lives of nearly half a million people around the world.
On Friday, the Health Ministry announced that 3825 new cases of Covid-19 had been recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed cases in South Africa to 87 715. "Regrettably, we report a further 94 Covid-19 related deaths; 27 from Gauteng, seven from KwaZulu Natal, and 60 from the Western Cape," the Ministry announced.This week, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has committed to clearing the backlog of tests.
The KZN Covid-19 tests backlog had been reduced from 29 000 to 11 000 and is expected to be cleared by the end of next week. Globally, more than eight million people have tested positive for Covid-19 with 4 576,536 recoveries.
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