The provincial breakdown was as follows: 

Eastern Cape - 9250 (14.1 percent)

Free State - 457 (0.7)

Gauteng - 9897 (15.1)

KwaZulu-Natal - 3763 (5.7)

Limpopo - 309 (0.5)

Mpumalanga - 271 (0.4)

North West - 977 (1.5)

Northern Cape  - 144 (0.2)

Western Cape - 40,605 (61.8 percent)

Unknown - 63 (0.1)

A total of 1,087,887 tests had been processed to date, of which 27,462 had been conducted since the previous report on Friday.

"Regrettably, we report a further 69 Covid-19 related deaths: 36 from the Western Cape, nine from the Eastern Cape, and 24 from Gauteng. This brings the total national deaths to 1423 with a mortality rate of 2.2 percent. We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased. The recoveries to date are 36,850 - this translates to a recovery rate of 56 percent."

The provincial breakdown was as follows:

Eastern Cape - 217 deaths, and 4559 recoveries

Free State - 9 - and 189

Gauteng - 81 and  3075

KwaZulu-Natal - 64 and 1810

Limpopo - 4 and 185

Mpumalanga - 1 and 116

North West - 5 and 128

Northern Cape - 1 and 52

Western Cape - 1041 deaths and 26,736 recoveries

The age distribution of deaths was as follows:

0-9 - 3 deaths (0.2 percent)

10-19 - 4 (0.3)

20-29 - 21 (1.5)

30-39 - 85 (5.9)

40-49 - 179 (12.6)

50-59 - 346 (24.3)

60-69 - 387 (27.2)

70-79 - 249 (17.5)

80-89 - 111 (7.8)

90-99 - 30 (2.1 percent)

Unknown - 8 (0.6)

African News Agency (ANA)