The number of new cases came from 56,008 tests, which translates to a positivity rate of 25.54%.
There are currently 119,602 active cases across SA. The majority are in the Western Cape (38,245) and KwaZulu-Natal (38,123). Gauteng has 19,712 confirmed active cases. All other provinces have fewer than 10,000 active cases.
Mkhize also announced that 326 Covid-19 related deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours. Of these, 110 were in the Western Cape, 109 in the Eastern Cape, 81 in KwaZulu-Natal, 22 in Gauteng and four in the Free State.
This means that 25,983 deaths have been confirmed in SA as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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