SA had its biggest ever single-day increase in Covid-19 cases, with the health ministry reporting on Wednesday that 8,124 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours.
Also on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal became the four province - after the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng - to pass the 10,000 mark for confirmed infections. 28 from Gauteng;There have now been 2,749 Covid-19 related deaths recorded.According to the ministry, 76,025 people have recovered from the illness - a recovery rate of 47.7%.
The data is based on 1,666,939 total tests, of which 36,931 were in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.
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