The provincial breakdown was as follows: 

Eastern Cape - 15,751 (16.2 percent)

Free State - 733 (0.8)

Gauteng - 20,822 (21.4)

KwaZulu-Natal - 5030 (5.2)

Limpopo - 564 (0.6)

Mpumalanga - 573 (0.6)

North West - 2148 (2.2)

Northern Cape  - 237 (0.2)

Western Cape - 51,441 (52.9 percent)

Unknown - 3 (0.0)

A total of 1,328,060 tests had been processed to date, of which 34,452 had been conducted since the previous report on Saturday.

"Regrettably, we report a further 53 Covid-19-related deaths - eight from Gauteng, one from KwaZulu-Natal, 17 from the Eastern Cape, and 27 from the Western Cape. This brings the total deaths to 1930. We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased. The mortality rate is 1.98 percent. The number of recoveries is 51,608, which translates to a recovery rate of 53 percent," Mkhize said. 

The provincial breakdown was as follows:

Eastern Cape - 285 deaths and 7738 recoveries

Free State - 9 and 264

Gauteng - 122 and  4673

KwaZulu-Natal - 84 and 2594

Limpopo - 4 and 246

Mpumalanga - 1 and 176

North West - 5 and 248

Northern Cape - 1 and 110

Western Cape - 1419 deaths and 35,559 recoveries

The age distribution of deaths was as follows:

0-9 - 3 deaths (0.2 percent)

10-19 - 5 (0.3)

20-29 - 26 (1.3)

30-39 - 116 (6.1)

40-49 - 244 (12.6)

50-59 - 471 (24.4)

60-69 - 506 (26.2)

70-79 - 342 (17.7)

80-89 - 161 (8.3)

90-99 - 45 (2.3 percent)

Unknown - 11 (0.6)

African News Agency (ANA)