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The number of Covid-19 deaths has risen to 86 after seven more deaths were reported, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced Saturday night.
Four were registered in the Eastern Cape, two in the Western Cape and one in Limpopo.
The number of nationally confirmed positive cases also increased by 141, with 4,361 people testing positive for the virus.
Mkhize said the number of tests conducted to date was 161,004, of which 8,614 were conducted in the past 24 hours.
Cases by province
The Western Cape has the highest number of cases (1,514), followed by Gauteng (1,304) and KwaZulu-Natal (847).
The Eastern Cape has registered 488 cases and the Free State 111.
Limpopo (30), the Northwest (28), Mpumalanga (23) and the North Cape (16) have the fewest confirmed cases.
World malaria day
Meanwhile, with World Malaria Day on Friday, Mkhize said that while current efforts are being made to fight Covid-19, one should not dare lose sight of the determination to fight malaria.
“The World Health Organization has made an important call to minimize disruptions to malaria prevention and treatment services during the Covid-19 pandemic,” he added.
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