Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the 4,932 new cases took the national total of confirmed cases to 805,804.
The new infections came from 33,415 tests, at a positivity rate of 14.75%.
Mkhize also reported 160 recorded deaths since the release of Thursday's figures. Of these, the Eastern Cape accounted for 69, the Free State 26, Gauteng six, KwaZulu-Natal 10, Limpopo six, the Northern Cape 12 and the Western Cape 31.
This means there are now 21,963 confirmed deaths from the virus in SA.
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Nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 cases and 160 deaths recorded in 24 hours
SA recorded nearly 5,000 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said the 4,932 new cases took the national total of confirmed cases to 805,804.
The new infections came from 33,415 tests, at a positivity rate of 14.75%.
Mkhize also reported 160 recorded deaths since the release of Thursday's figures. Of these, the Eastern Cape accounted for 69, the Free State 26, Gauteng six, KwaZulu-Natal 10, Limpopo six, the Northern Cape 12 and the Western Cape 31.
This means there are now 21,963 confirmed deaths from the virus in SA.
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