COVID-19 Daily Update: SA records 4 116 new COVID-19 cases, with 139 related deaths.

South Africa has recorded 4 116 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national positive total to 814 565.

Gauteng still has for the most cases, accounting for 29.2% (237 719) of total cases.

In a statement, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says a further 139 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 124, Gauteng one and Western Cape 14. This brings the total deaths to 22 206.

South Africa has conducted 5 592 663 total tests, with 26 735 of those tests conducted in the last 24-hour cycle.

Meanwhile Mkhize on Sunday has called on all those who attended matric rage parties across the country to immediately go into a 10-day quarantine period.

Mkhize made the urgent call as a number of people who attended the parties tested positive for Covid-19.

“We wish to make an urgent announcement to all parents and learners regarding a superspreader event that has been identified,” Mkhize said.

Matric rage events are hosted annually to celebrate the end of school.

Mkhize issued the alert for pupils who attended parties at Ballito, Plettenberg Bay and Jeffreys Bay.

Matric rage parties will be held soon in Johannesburg.

He warned that large gatherings which involved the consumption of alcohol were a major risk and continued to undermine the government’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus.

Rage festival organisers said in a statement that they took the health and safety of all  seriously.

“For more than two decades of operation we have delivered an extremely safe and positive experience for rage attendees,” the statement read.

The organisers stated that they employed significantly more health and safety measures to ensure they complied with all of the necessary national and local government Covid-19 regulations and protocols.

Compiled by Lehlohonolo Lehana.

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