SA has seen more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases, of which nearly 400 had resulted in death, the health ministry said on Friday.
Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that there were 988 new cases and 28 additional deaths in the last 24-hour reporting period. This meant SA had a confirmed 20,125 cases, and 397 deaths.
Western Cape — 12,888 cases, 257 deaths, 6,126 recoveries;Eastern Cape — 2,459 cases, 53 deaths, 1,036 recoveries;Free State — 185 cases, 6 deaths, 121 recoveries;North West — 80 cases, 1 death, 29 recoveries; andThe figures are from 543,032 total tests, with 17,599 done in the last 24-hour cycle.
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