119 COVID DEATHS AND ALMOST 2 000 NEW CASES

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119 people died and 1 987 others contracted COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The latest figures pushed South Africa’s total infections since the beginning of the pandemic to 754 256 and deaths to 20 433.

Gauteng leads other provinces with the highest deaths of 42, followed by the Eastern Cape with 36 and the Free State with 22.

The Eastern Cape and the Free State currently have the highest number of active cases.
 

Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 17 NOVEMBER 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 110 312 14,6
Free State 58 499 7,8
Gauteng 231 860 30,7
Kwazulu-Natal 125 102 16,6
Limpopo 18 243 2,4
Mpumalanga 30 758 4,1
North West 34 371 4,6
Northern Cape 22 771 3,0
Western Cape 122 340 16,2
Total 754 256 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

PROVINCE TOTAL CASES TOTAL DEATHS RECOVERIES ACTIVE CASES
Gauteng 231 860 4931 225 067 1 862
Kwazulu-Natal 125 102 3294 116 518 5 290
Western Cape 122 340 4475 112 371 5 494
Eastern Cape 110 312 4122 96 300 9 890
Free State 58 499 1708 48 593 8 198
North West 34 371 510 32 100 1 761
Mpumalanga 30 758 612 29 747 399
Limpopo 18 243 480 17 382 381
Northern Cape 22 771 301 18 742 3 728
Total 754 256 20 433 696 820 37 003

 

Breakdown of Global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS OF 16 NOVEMBER 2020)
America 23 371 968
Europe 15 475 400
South-East Asia 10 094 817
Eastern Mediterranean 3 611 671
Africa 1 409 712
Western Pacific 807 579
Total 54 771 888

 
Source – World Health Organisation
 
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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