South Africa has been under lockdown for the past 34 days and it has reported its highest increase yet since the first case was reported.

A record total, 354 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in South Africa as of Wednesday night taking the tally of infections to 5350 country wide.

According to the official anouncement , a further 10 people had succumbed to the virus causing the total number of casualties to surge pat the one hundred mark.

The current Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize said that “Regrettably, we report a further 10 deaths today from Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape”

Close to 200 000 people have been tested with a record 11 630 having been tested in the last 24 hours.

The authorities continue to fight against the virus and have pleaded with the majority to do their part by following the several regulations put in place for their safety.