This brings the total number of cases to 714,246.

There have been 53 additional Covid-19 deaths recorded, although only 20 of these occurred in the past 48 hours.

South Africa's Covid-19 death toll has increased to 18,944.

Recoveries currently stand at 644,641, which translates to a 90-percent recovery rate.

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