THE Department of Health confirmed the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 667 049 with 1 861 cases identified.
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 102 162 with 18 405 new tests conducted since the last report.
The Department reported 77 more COVID-19 related deaths: 7 from Eastern Cape 8 from KwaZulu-Natal, 58 from Gauteng, and 4 from Western Cape.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 283.
South Africa’s recoveries now stand at 595 916 which translates to a recovery rate of 89,3%.
