The department of health says it has recorded 57 further deaths from Covid-19, the majority – 44 – being in the Western Cape.
This brings the total number of deaths in South Africa to 1,625 while infections now stand at 76,334.
The department also says there have been 42,063 recoveries from Covid-19.
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