SA records 21,606 new coronavirus cases

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.

There were 399 Covid-19 related deaths:

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