South Africa has recorded a cumulative total of 622 551 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country.
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 652 970 with 20 659 new tests conducted since August 28, the Health Department has confirmed.Regrettably, 238 more Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, with 19 from KwaZulu-Natal, 81 from Gauteng, six from Eastern Cape, nine from Western Cape and 123 from the Free State.
Some researchers believe that because the country went into early lockdown, it might be spared that second surge.
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