SA records 21,606 new coronavirus cases

21,606 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in SA in the 24 hours up to Saturday night
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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced on Saturday that a total of 1,214,176 infections had been recorded, 21,606 of which were in the past day.

There are 224,640 active cases.

Eastern Cape 85, Free State 11, Gauteng 69, Kwa-Zulu Natal 96, Limpopo 5, Mpumalanga 15, Northern Cape 12, and Western Cape 106.

This brings the total number of fatalities to 32 824.

SA has had a total of 956,712 recoveries