NATIONAL NEWS - As of Saturday evening, 22 August, a cumulative total of 607 045 confirmed Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the country with 3 707 new cases identified.
Regrettably, the health department reported a further 144 Covid-19 related deaths- 25 from Eastern Cape, 37 from Gauteng, 46 from Mpumalanga, 31 from KwaZulu-Natal, and 5 from Western Cape.
This brings the total Covid-19 related cumulative deaths to 12 987.