891 NEW COVID-19 CASES AND 40 NEW DEATHS RECORDED

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891 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded, taking the national total confirmed cases to 716 759. The 40 new deaths recorded in the past 24 hours have taken the national death toll to 19 008.

Active cases are 51 030.

In earlier media statements, the Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize advised South Africans that the fight against COVID-10 is not over. Furthermore, there is still no cure for the virus.

 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 26 OCTOBER 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 94 182 13,1
Free State 55 843 7,8
Gauteng 227 340 31,7
Kwazulu-Natal 122 342 17,1
Limpopo 17 234 2,4
Mpumalanga 29 384 4,1
North West 32 759 4,6
Northern Cape 21 433 3,0
Western Cape 116 242 16,2
Total 716 759 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

Province Total Deaths Recoveries Active Cases
Eastern Cape 3 560 88 437 2 185
Free State 1 478 40 991 13 374
Gauteng 4 707 206 750 15 883
Kwazulu-Natal 3 192 112 468 6 682
Limpopo 451 16 218 565
Mpumalanga 598 28 161 625
North West 434 28 804 3 521
Northern Cape 256 17 504 3 673
Western Cape 4 332 107 388 4522
National 19 008 646 721 51 030

 

Breakdown of Global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS OF 26 OCTOBER 2020)
America 19 629 837
Europe 9 472 859
South-East Asia 8 924 840
Eastern Mediterranean 2 931 368
Africa 1 295 541
Western Pacific 711 158
Total 42 966 344

 
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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