The Department of Health has confirmed that the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 737 278.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 980 440 with 17 266 new tests conducted since the last report.
The Department reported 20 COVID-19 related deaths: 19 from Eastern Cape and 1 from Gauteng, This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 19 809.
Of the 20 deaths reported, 1 was reported to have occurred in the past 24-48 hours in Gauteng.
Our recoveries now stand at 679 688 which translates to a recovery rate of 92%.

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