It said the country had to date tested 126,937 individuals for the novel coronavirus. Of these, the ministry noted, 5,427 tests were performed in the last 24 hours, signalling that the rate of testing had increased.

Gauteng continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 1,199, followed by the Western Cape with 1,010 and KwaZulu-Natal with 671. 

The number of people who tested positive for the virus in the Free State now stands at 106, the North West recorded 24 cases and the Northern Cape has 16 positive coronavirus cases.

South Africa has recorded 58 deaths as a result of the disease, which has infected more than 2.5 million people globally.

African News Agency (ANA)