The Department of Health says South Africa recorded 65 additional Covid-19-related deaths by late yesterday, bringing the country’s over-all death-toll to 20,968. Of the 65 deaths, 26 were reported in the Eastern Cape, 19 in the Free State, two in Gauteng, three in Limpopo, eight in North West and seven in the Western Cape. Yesterday, 2,080 new Covid-19 infections were recorded, bringing the total infections to almost 770,000. To date, more than 711,000 people have recovered from the virus, which translates to a recovery rate of 92.4%.