An additional 88 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded and of those 67 were in the Eastern Cape.
“This brings the total to 20,759 deaths. We have noted that the number of new deaths being reported daily in the Eastern Cape is rising as well,” said the statement.
The cumulative number of tests conducted is now 5,243,055 with 29,019 new tests conducted since the last report on Thursday.
There have been 707,040 recoveries translating into a recovery rate of 92,7% in SA.
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