South Africa’s health department has recorded over 18 800 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, alongside a further 81 deaths.
There are nearly 217 thousand active cases in the country. Majority of these are in Kwa-Zulu Natal with over 64k, followed by the Western Cape with 45 655 and Gauteng with more than 35k.
The recovery rate now stands at 90.9%.
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