DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 19: A general view of Clairwood Hospital which is one of the quarantine and isolation health facilities for Covid-19 patients on August 19, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. According to a media release, the Premier's visit comes after the release of Covid-19 related procurement in the province and the visit was to demonstrate how money has been spent on refurbishing the hospital. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – AUGUST 19: A general view of Clairwood Hospital which is one of the quarantine and isolation health facilities for Covid-19 patients on August 19, 2020 in Durban, South Africa. According to a media release, the Premier’s visit comes after the release of Covid-19 related procurement in the province and the visit was to demonstrate how money has been spent on refurbishing the hospital. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
As of Friday, South Africa reported 4,932 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 805,804, the country’s health ministry reported.
Meanwhile, 160 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 21,963, it said.
The ministry also reported a total of 740,450 recoveries from the disease
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