Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned of a possible COVID-19 resurgence in the country. But he says health officials will be in a better position to handle it this time.
This as the health department reported 1,027 new COVID-19 cases.
The death toll now stands at 17,103 after 87 more people died of COVID-19. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is 683,242.
Recoveries now stand at 616,857 which translates to a recovery rate of 90 percent.
Mkhize warned South Africans to continue taking precautions against the virus.
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