South Africa’s COVID-19 cases and deaths show no slowing down. The Minister of health has reported over 13 000 new infections that were recorded in the last 24 hours as well as 85 new deaths. The national infections now stand at 364 328 and deaths at 5 033.
To date 2 471 747 tests have been conducted and 191 059 recoveries have been recorded.
Globally, there are over 14 million confirmed cases and over 597 000 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Breakdown of global cases as at 19 July 2020:
| Region | Cases (as of 19 July 2020) |
| America | 7,376,748 |
| Europe | 3,060,525 |
| South-East Asia | 1,391,407 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1,374,503 |
| Africa | 579,091 |
| Western Pacific | 260,161 |
South Africa Statistic:
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| Province | Cases(as at 19 July 2020) | % Total |
| Eastern Cape | 63 181 | 17,3 |
| Free State | 9 993 | 2,7 |
| Gauteng | 133 617 | 36,7 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 43 215 | 11,9 |
| Limpopo | 4 928 | 1,4 |
| Mpumalanga | 7 129 | 2,0 |
| North West | 14 006 | 3,8 |
| Northern Cape | 2 266 | 0,6 |
| Western Cape | 85 926 | 23,6 |
| Unknown | 67 | 0 |
| Total | 364 328 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 825 | 44 317 |
| Free State | 47 | 1 103 |
| Gauteng | 986 | 58 512 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 416 | 11 055 |
| Limpopo | 33 | 2 042 |
| Mpumalanga | 44 | 1 958 |
| North West | 48 | 2 890 |
| Northern Cape | 15 | 772 |
| Western Cape | 2 619 | 68 410 |
| Total | 5 033 | 191 059 |
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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