2 080 more people contracted COVID-19 virus in the past 24 hours, 1 314 of them from the Eastern Cape.
At the same time 65 new deaths were recorded. Again, the highest number of deaths were in the Eastern Cape with 26. Other Provinces which registered deaths were:
- Free State – 19
- Gauteng – 2
- Limpopo – 3
- North West – 8
- Western Cape – 7
Current active cases are 37 596. The Eastern Cape and Western Cape account for the highest active cases with 11 099 and 7 731 respectively.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 23 NOVEMBER 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 118 688 | 15,4 |
| Free State | 58 796 | 7,6 |
| Gauteng | 233 164 | 30,3 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 126 130 | 16,4 |
| Limpopo | 18 408 | 2,4 |
| Mpumalanga | 31 086 | 4,0 |
| North West | 34 600 | 4,5 |
| Northern Cape | 22 968 | 3,0 |
| Western Cape | 125 919 | 16,4 |
| Total | 769759 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 23 NOVEMBER 2020) |
| America | 24 815 423 |
| Europe | 17 063 635 |
| South-East Asia | 10 421 539 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 3 832 049 |
| Africa | 1 452 332 |
| Western Pacific | 839 962 |
| Total | 58 425 681 |
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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