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By IOL Reporter 
8h ago
Cape Town – A total of 3,313 new Covid-19-related cases were recorded in South Africa on Monday, with 43 more deaths.
This after the country registered 4,645 new cases of Covid-19 and 139 deaths on Sunday. The cumulative total of Covid-19 cases stood at 817,878 on Monday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement.
The Free State recorded nine more deaths, Gauteng two, KwaZulu-Natal five, the Northern Cape one and the Western Cape 26, bringing the total to 22,249 deaths. The number of recoveries has increased to 745,750.
A total of 5,611,915 tests have been completed, of which 19,252 have been carried out since the last report.
Despite warnings of a Covid-19 resurgence and that large gatherings should be avoided, Western Cape MEC local government, environmental affairs and development planning MEC Anton Bredell confirmed on Monday that several parties had been held throughout. from Garden Route and in the Central Karoo.
These included a “Cooler Box Festival at Ladismith in the Central Karoo” and a private tuition party in Knysna. Both have caused “multiple infections”.
Meanwhile, Rage Festivals organizers say that all events planned for 2020 and 2021 have been postponed until further notice after a Covid-19 superwear event at Ballito in KwaZulu-Natal.
“For now, all Rage Festival events have been postponed until further notice as we consulted with relevant officials and stakeholders.
“We are devastated that despite all the efforts before and during the festival and in all the venues controlled by Rage, some attendees still contracted Covid-19.
“We are fully complying with all authorities and stakeholders and will continue to do so,” said spokesman Darren Sandras.
Customers at three taverns in Motherwell, a Covid-19 hot spot, in Nelson Mandela Bay, ignored Covid-19 regulations over the weekend, potentially putting hundreds of people at risk of infection.
One tavern was fined R3,000 for selling alcohol and operating after the new curfew, which runs from 10 pm to 4 am.
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