North West recorded its first death, while eight were recorded in the Western Cape, two in the Eastern Cape and two in KwaZulu-Natal.
A total of 356 067 Covid-19 tests were conducted countrywide on Sunday, of which 14 731 are new tests – Mkhize confirmed the latest figures during a visit to the Eastern Cape, saying about 8 million people have been screened countrywide for the virus.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his weekly letter on Monday, said the lockdown brought the country some time to prepare the health system and decrease the spread. "While there is still much about the pandemic that is unknown, experts now agree that the virus will remain a threat to global public health for some time," he said.
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