Over a million Covid-19 deaths (1,045,953) have been recorded globally.
Most of the deaths were reported in the region of the Americas (55%), followed by Europe (23%).
South Africa and Ethiopia continue to report the highest numbers of new cases in Africa, followed by Mozambique, Uganda and Nigeria.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the number of new cases per week has remained stable at two million for the past three weeks.
South Africa has recorded over 17 000 COVID-19 deaths after 40 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Monday.
Of the latest fatalities, 14 are from the Free State, 12 from the Eastern Cape, five each from Gauteng and Mpumalanga, and four from the Western Cape - bringing the toll to 17 016.
Meanwhile, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 682 215 after 926 people contracted the virus since the last report.
The Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says the recovery rate is now at 90%.
For the first week since early August, the number of new deaths has risen – led by South Africa with a 29% increase in deaths in the past week.
South Africa also has the second-highest mortality rate on the continent with 11 461 deaths per one million population.
