As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a downgrade to Level 3 lockdown restrictions on Sunday evening, the Covid-19 infection rate continued to climb.

Ramaphosa announced that there were now 22 583 infections, with 429 deaths after 22 more people had lost their lives due to the virus.

The Eastern Cape has 59 deaths, followed by KwaZulu-Natal 49 and Gauteng 29.

The most infections are in the Western Cape, with 14 740, making up 65.3% of all infections.

These hotspots include Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and Cape Town.