South Africa on Wednesday reported 1,673 Covid-19 cases, the highest daily increase since the country reported its first case in early March.
On Wednesday, the country's caseload has reached 25,937, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in his daily update.
The country also reported 28 new deaths from Covid-19, taking the national total to 552, Mkhize said.
Despite the rapid spread of the pandemic, the country is preparing to ease the lockdown from level four to level three, starting from June 1.
Also on Wednesday, the country's Ministry of Health warned that harsher lockdown restrictions could be re-introduced at Covid-19 hotspots in the country if interventions fail to contain the pandemic in these areas after June 1.
