The Department of Health confirmed the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 657 627 with 2 055 new cases identified.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 003 590 with 20 057 new tests conducted since the last report.
The Department reported 85 more COVID-19 related deaths: 5 from Eastern Cape 9 from KwaZulu-Natal, 62 from Gauteng, 7 from Western Cape and 2 from Northern Cape.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 15 857.
South Africa’s recoveries now stand at 586 844 which translates to a recovery rate of 89,2%.
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