Another massive jump in new coronavirus cases
South Africa has recorded 2 642 new cases of Covid-19 in
the 24 hours leading to Friday evening.
The country ends the first week of Level 3 lockdown with a total of 43 434 cases.
The Western Cape remains the epicenter of the outbreak in South Africa, with a total of 28 807 cases.
In his daily statement, Health Minister Zweli Mkize says 60 more people died of the disease.
The death toll has risen to 908.
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The president's announcement comes a day after the hardest-hit sub-Saharan African country recorded 3,267 new COVID-19 cases, its biggest single-day jump during the pandemic. The Western Cape province, a popular tourist destination, accounts for more than 66 percent of South Africa's 40,792 infections and over 70 percent of its 848 deaths.