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South Africa has 572 new COVID-19 related deaths – the biggest spike in a single day – with most fatalities recorded in the Eastern Cape.

“The cumulative number of deaths is now 5,940,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Wednesday night.

The total number of confirmed infections in the country is now 394,948.

The number of recoveries currently stands at 229,175 which translates to a recovery rate of 58%.

The total number of tests conducted to date is 2,585,474.