More than 3 000 COVID-19 cases in SA

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The Health Department says South Africa had 3,034 cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday - up by 251 from Friday.

It says 52 people have succumbed to the virus, after the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal recorded two new deaths.

The department says a total of 108 021 tests have been conducted to date.

Gauteng is still the epicentre in the country with 1,101 infections, followed by the Western Cape at 836 and KwaZulu-Natal with 604.

The Eastern Cape has recorded 270 positive coronavirus cases.