Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said there are now 613,017 confirmed cases across the country.
Mkhize also announced that there were 149 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. Of these, 35 were in KwaZulu-Natal, 54 in Gauteng, 16 in Mpumalanga, 10 in the Northern Cape, 16 in the Eastern Cape and 18 in the Western Cape.
"This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 13,308. We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health-care workers that treated the deceased patients," he said.
The minister said the country had recorded 520,381 recoveries - a recovery rate of 84%.
The figures are based on 3,578,836 total tests, of which 12,237 were done in the past 24-hour cycle.
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