Fewer than 1 000 new Covid-19 cases reported

• Another 81 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported. 
• The Department of Health also confirmed 903 new cases.
• It said the main surge had passed, and efforts were underway to prevent a second one. 

Another 81 people have died of Covid-19-related illness, the Department of Health said on Tuesday. 

Eight were from the Eastern Cape, 10 from the Northern Cape, 11 from KwaZulu-Natal, 28 from Gauteng, five from Limpopo, eight from the North West, six from the Western Cape and five from the Free State.

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The total number of deaths is now 16 667.

The number of recoveries is 606 520 - a recovery rate of 90% - out of 672 572 cases. 

On Monday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced the main surge appeared to have passed and the government was amending its approach to preventing a resurgence and keeping behaviour change in place.

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