South Africa has set a daily record for COVID-19 deaths with 111 reported over the past 24 hours.
The national death toll has passed the 2 000 mark to reach 2 102.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says as of Tuesday there were 4 000 patients in hospitals across the country receiving different levels of treatment.
He says the country has managed to increase its COVID-19 bed capacity to above 27 000 in over 400 quarantine sites.
This includes the field hospital in Port Elizabeth, constructed by Volkswagen Group South Africa which was officially handed over to the
Eastern Cape Department of Health on Tuesday.
The more than R100m investment into a facility owned by VWSA was funded by the German government and would provide 1 485 beds during phase one and more than 3 000 beds on completion.
SA's Covid stats for 23 June 2020.
