The Department of Health confirmed that the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 712 412.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 657 116 with 23 445 new tests conducted since the last report .
The Department reported 48 COVID-19 related deaths today.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 18 891. Of the 48 deaths reported today, 7 occurred in the past 48 hours.
South Africa’s recoveries now stand at 643 523 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 3524 | 87 746 |
| Free State | 1467 | 40 823 |
| Gauteng | 4696 | 205 643 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3183 | 112 455 |
| Limpopo | 451 | 15 991 |
| Mpumalanga | 594 | 27 833 |
| North West | 403 | 28 727 |
| Northern Cape | 256 | 17 326 |
| Western Cape | 4317 | 106 979 |
| National | 18 891 | 643 523 |
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