South Africa sees biggest one-day rise in cases

South Africa saw its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, recording 3,359 infections on Friday. 

A health ministry update said South Africa now has more than 61,9270 cases, or well over a quarter of the cases across the African continent, including 1,354 deaths.

Nearly two-thirds of South Africa's cases are in the Western Cape province centred on the city of Cape Town, where the World Health Organization's Africa chief has said the trend "seems to be similar to what was happening in Europe and in the US".