Gauteng has the highest number of infections at 107,070 (just more than a third of the total figure at 35.9 percent), with the bulk of new cases (3,357) recorded there since Monday. Western Cape, comes in second with 80,199 (or 26.9 percent) confirmed cases, followed by Eastern Cape with 53,959 cases (or 18.1 percent).

Other provinces are KwaZulu-Natal  with 30,587 (10.3 percent); North West with 10,784; Free State with 5,973; Mpumalanga with 4,576; Limpopo with 3,458; and Northern Cape 1,579.

Testing data shows that the total number of tests conducted to date is 2,232,738 with 38,114 new tests conducted since the last report. Of these, 56 percent were performed by the private sector (1,247,326) while the public sector has conducted 985,412 tests (44 percent).

The number of deaths recorded is 4,346, an increase of 174 since Monday (4,172).

"Regrettably, we report a further 174 Covid-19 related deaths - 4 from Northern Cape, 27 from KwaZulu- Natal, 17 from Eastern Cape, 44 from Western Cape and 82 from Gauteng. This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 4,346 up from 4,172 deaths on Monday.

"We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased, Mkhize said.

The number of recoveries is 146,279, which translates to a recovery rate of 49%. 

The provincial breakdown is as follows: 

Eastern Cape 726 deaths 34,706 recoveries; Free State 35 deaths 746 recoveries; Gauteng 726 deaths 36,146 recoveries; KwaZulu-Natal 313 deaths 7,521 recoveries; Limpopo 33 deaths 1,147 recoveries; Mpumalanga 33 deaths and 1,179 recoveries; North West 36 deaths and 2,575 recoveries; Northern Cape 15 deaths and 503 recoveries; and Western Cape with 2,429 deaths and 61,756 recoveries.

African News Agency