300 PEOPLE DIE AND 8 147 OTHERS CONTRACT COVID-19

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300 people have died and 8 147 others contracted the COVID-19 virus in the past 24 hours.
The latest statistics take the total confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 1 412 986 and deaths to 40 874.
The breakdown of the new deaths are as follows:

  • -Western Cape – 105
  • Eastern Cape – 43
  • Free State – 15
  • Gauteng – 45
  • Kwa-Zulu Natal – 70
  • Mpumalanga – 6
  • North West – 14
  • Northern Cape – 2

 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (FOR 24 JANUARY 2021) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 190 402 13,5
Free State 73 792 5,2
Gauteng 380 381 26,9
KwaZulu-Natal 302 582 21,4
Limpopo 54 362 3,8
Mpumalanga 60 355 4,3
North West 54 724 3,9
Northern Cape 30 960 2,2
Western Cape 265 428 18,8
Total 1 412 986 100
 

Breakdown of Global Cases
 

REGION CASES (FOR 24 JANUARY 2021)
America 43 456 972
Europe 32 032 536
South-East Asia 12 656 504
Eastern Mediterranean 5 507 360
Africa 2 462 083
Western Pacific 1 347 894
Total 97 464 094

 
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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