The Department of Health reported the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 700 203 with 2 019 new cases identified since the last report.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 505 533 with 24 179 new tests conducted since the last report.
The Department reported 61 more COVID-19 related deaths: 14 from Eastern Cape, 21 from the Free State, 11 from KwaZulu Natal, 4 from Gauteng and 11 from Northern Cape.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 18 370. Of the 61 deaths reported today, 5 were reported to have occurred in the past 24-48 hours: 2 in the Free State and 3 in Gauteng.
South Africa’s
recoveries now stand at 629 260 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 3411 | 86927 | 1188 |
| Free State | 1291 | 36452 | 14851 |
| Gauteng | 4601 | 200089 | 19844 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3122 | 111999 | 5928 |
| Limpopo | 435 | 15609 | 579 |
| Mpumalanga | 589 | 27223 | 781 |
| North West | 393 | 28589 | 2534 |
| Northern Cape | 248 | 16694 | 2872 |
| Western Cape | 4280 | 105678 | 3996 |
| National | 18370 | 629260 | 52573 |
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