SOUTH Africa on Friday saw a record number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases amid mounting calls for higher levels of lockdown.
The country recorded 9,063 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 177,124, according to the latest figures released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
The death toll has reached 2,952, of which 108 have been reported since Thursday.
The country has witnessed sharp rises in both confirmed cases and related deaths since the relaxation of lockdown restrictions on May 1.
This prompted calls for pushing the lockdown to higher levels in areas hit hard by the pandemic.
On Friday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the province was considering enforcing a harder lockdown as the pandemic seemed to spiral out of control.
Should the province go ahead with the harder lockdown, the regulations will apply to the entire province, not just COVID-19 hotspots, the premier said.
Gauteng
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