Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize made the announcement in Durban on Friday afternoon. He also announced that there were now 2,003 confirmed Covid-19 cases across SA.
“As of today, the total number of tests conducted is 73,028. The number of confirmed positive cases is 2,003. Total number of deaths has risen to 24,” he said.
Of the more than 2,000 cases, most were in Gauteng (801, with three deaths), followed by Western Cape (451, with 6 deaths), KwaZulu-Natal (412, with 12 deaths) and Free State (94, with three deaths).
He said the figures were as of midnight on Thursday night, “so there will always be a bit of a lag”.
This is a developing story.
By Matthew Savides – TimesLIVE
