An increase of 1 218 new positive Covid-19 infections has pushed South Africa’s total infections to 628 259, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, Mkhize report an addition 114 Covid-19 deaths, with a total of 14 263.

13 new death were reported in KwaZulu-Natal, 39 in Gauteng, seven in Eastern Cape, seven in Free State, 20 in Western Cape, 18 in North West and 10 in Mpumalanga.

Recoveries currently stand at 549 993 with a recovery rate of 87%.

A total of 3 705 408 Covid-19 tests have been conducted with 11 687 conducted since Mkhize’s last report on Monday.

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