9 126 more COVID-19 cases have been recorded in South Africa and 184 people have died in the past 24 hours. The latest statistics take the total confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 892 813 and total deaths to 24 011.
Of the 184 deaths, 103 took place in the Eastern Cape. The rest of the breakdown is as follows:
- Western Cape 58
- Free State 4
- Gauteng 11
- Kwa-Zulu Natal 8
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 17 DECEMBER 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 154 743 | 17,3 |
| Free State | 60 094 | 6,7 |
| Gauteng | 250 910 | 28,1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 149 182 | 16,7 |
| Limpopo | 19 686 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 32 730 | 3,7 |
| North West | 36 187 | 4,1 |
| Northern Cape | 23 934 | 2,7 |
| Western Cape | 165 347 | 18,5 |
| Total | 892 813 | 100,0 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 17 DECEMBER 2020) |
| America | 31 216 880 |
| Europe | 22 884 885 |
| South-East Asia | 11 502 390 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 4 590 514 |
| Africa | 1 671 539 |
| Western Pacific | 984 795 |
| Total | 72 851 747 |
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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