NATIONAL NEWS - As of Tuesday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is 1 530 966, with 933 new cases recorded since the last report, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced.
The country has also recorded 139 Covid-19 deaths: 2 from Eastern Cape, 13 from Free State, 29 from Gauteng, 20 from KwaZulu-Natal, 57 from Limpopo, 6 from Mpumalanga, 3 from Northern Cape, 9 from Western Cape.
This brings the total number of deaths to 51, 560.
Recoveries stand at 1 458 000, representing a recovery rate of 95%.
The number of healthcare workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol stands at 157, 286.
