According to the EPA, both monthly maximums and minimums have been exceeded in the past 15 years. They don't expect the Antarctic yearly average ice coverage to remain unaffected forever

https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-antarctic-sea-ice

>Compared with the noticeable decrease in Arctic sea ice extent (see the Arctic Sea Ice indicator), the increase in Antarctic sea ice is small. Many factors appear to be influencing Antarctic sea ice extent, including changes in wind patterns and fresh water entering the ocean from melting ice sheets.6 For instance, a 2016 study showed that changes to atmospheric circulation patterns in the Antarctic region are responsible for recent increases in sea ice extent.7 Without better ice thickness and ice volume estimates, it is difficult to characterize how the total amount of Antarctic sea ice is responding to climate change.8