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The cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in South Africa is 727 595, with 772 new cases reported in the last 24-48 hours.
The number of active cases is 50 630 according to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases.
Thus far, 4 852 918 tests have been conducted of which 10 402 were done since the last report.
In the past 24-48 hours, 54 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported. Of these deaths, 24 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 13 from the Free State, nine from the Northern Cape, four from the Western Cape, two from Limpopo and one each for KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
The recovery rate is currently at 90% with 657 500 people having recovered from the virus.
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