Tebogo Msimanga
As of Monday, South Africa recorded 563 598 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 267 494 with 16 911 new tests conducted since the last report. Health Ministry regrettably reported 213 new COVID-19 related deaths: 57 from Eastern Cape,
39 from Gauteng,
11 from KwaZulu Natal,
64 from the Free State,
10 from Mpumalanga,
30 from Western Cape and 2 from Northern Cape.
This brings the total of reported COVID-19 related deaths to 10 621. The number of recoveries currently stands at 417 200 which translates to a recovery rate of 74%.
