President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new restrictions ahead of the festive season, aimed at slowing down the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The new restrictions include the following:
- Beaches in the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route will be closed from Wednesday to January 3.
- Beaches in KwaZulu Natal will remain closed on the busiest days such as December 16, 26, 31 and January 1 and 3rd
- Bars and restaurants must close at 22:00
- No more than a 100 people for indoor events and 250 for outdoor events
- All post-funeral gatherings, such as “after tears” are banned
For more click here (link to President Speech)
Latest Statistics
5 163 new infections and 175 deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours. The breakdown of the deaths is as follows:
- Eastern Cape 93
- Western Cape 32
- Northern Cape 20
- Free State 16
- Gauteng 4
- Kwa-Zulu Natal 5
- North West 5
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 149 510 | 17,3 |
| Free State | 59 846 | 6,9 |
| Gauteng | 246 116 | 28,4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 142 924 | 16,5 |
| Limpopo | 19 348 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 32 341 | 3,7 |
| North West | 35 729 | 4,1 |
| Northern Cape | 23 759 | 2,7 |
| Western Cape | 156 554 | 18,1 |
| Total | 866127 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020) |
| America | 30 416 759 |
| Europe | 22 116 845 |
| South-East Asia | 11 398 927 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 4 515 045 |
| Africa | 1 637 930 |
| Western Pacific | 965 555 |
| Total | 71 051 805 |
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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