1 567 NEW CASES AND 149 COVID-19 DEATHS RECORDED

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South Africa recorded 1 576 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a decrease of 101 compared to yesterday’s 1 677 cases. 149 new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. This is 49 more compared to yesterday’s 100 deaths. South Africa’s total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 13 308 and positive cases at 613 017.

The breakdown of the deaths is as follows:

  • 35 from KwaZulu-Natal
  • 54 from Gauteng
  • 16 from Mpumalanga
  • 10 from Northern Cape
  • 16 from Eastern Cape
  • 18 from Western Cape.

The recovery rate improved by 1% to 84%.
 
Globally, 206 382 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 23 518 343. Deaths are 810 492 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Breakdown of global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS AT 25 AUGUST 2020)
America 12 519 981
Europe 4 016 133
South-East Asia 3 666 425
Eastern Mediterranean 1 840 077
Africa 1 013 995
Western Pacific 460 991
Total 23 518 343

 
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
 

South Africa Statistics
 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS AT 25 AUGUST 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 85 311 14,0
Free State 35 603 5,7
Gauteng 206 892 33,8
Kwazulu-Natal 110 521 18,0
Limpopo 12 703 2,1
Mpumalanga 23 336 3,8
North West 24 445 4,0
Northern Cape 9 375 1,5
Western Cape 104 781 17,2
Unknown 50 0,0
Total 613 017 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

PROVINCE TOTAL DEATHS RECOVERIES ACTIVE CASES
Eastern Cape 2 816 80 614 1 881
Free State 567 21 174 13 862
Gauteng 3 334 175 407 28 151
Kwazulu-Natal 1997 93 019 15 505
Limpopo 179 11 488 1 036
Mpumalanga 312 21 370 1 654
North West 224 17 008 7 213
Northern Cape 116 6 381 2 878
Western Cape 3 763 93 920 7 098
Total 13 308 520 381 79 278

 
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
** If you think you have been exposed to the COVID-19, please call the government’s 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ for more information

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