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The country has recorded a recovery rate of 66% as it reaches 493 183 coronavirus cases.
As of Friday, Gauteng still has the highest number of cases with 175 272, followed by the Western Cape with 95 223 and Eastern Cape with 77 938. Remaining breakdown per province -
Free State: 21 262KwaZulu-Natal: 76 706
Limpopo: 8 565
Mpumalanga: 14 101
North West: 19 325
Northern Cape: 4 741Unknown: 50Total: 493 183In addition, 193 new Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded, taking the toll to 8 005.Of the new deaths reported, eight were in the Eastern Cape, 103 in Gauteng, 36 in KwaZulu-Natal, 33 in the Western Cape and 13 in Mpumalanga. To date, 2 959 535 test have been conducted, with 57% being in the private sector and 43% in the public sector.
