COVID-19 recovery rate continues to improve and is now sitting at 82% with 485 468 people having recovered from the virus in South Africa.
However, deaths continue. In the past 24 hours, another 282 people died from COVID-19 related complications, taking the total deaths in South Africa to 12 264. Gauteng recorded the highest number at 89. Others are as follows:
- 66 from Eastern Cape
- 57 from KwaZulu-Natal
- 3 from Northern Cape
- 13 from Free State
- 34 from Western Cape
- 20 from North West.
2 258 new cases were identified in the past 24 hours. The total confirmed cases now stands at 592 144.
Globally, 206 440 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 21 756 357. Deaths are 771 635.
Breakdown of global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 17 AUGUST 2020) |
| America | 11 667 196 |
| Europe | 3 796 590 |
| South-East Asia | 3 163 233 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 748 877 |
| Africa | 960 055 |
| Western Pacific | 419 665 |
| Total | 21 756 357 |
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 18 AUGUST 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 84 144 | 14,2 |
| Free State | 32 593 | 5,5 |
| Gauteng | 200 949 | 33,9 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 106 565 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 11 813 | 2,0 |
| Mpumalanga | 21 717 | 3,7 |
| North West | 23 445 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 8 129 | 1,4 |
| Western Cape | 102 739 | 17,4 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 592 144 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 2 633 | 79 947 |
| Free State | 537 | 17 547 |
| Gauteng | 3 018 | 166 143 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 1 743 | 80 684 |
| Limpopo | 159 | 10 281 |
| Mpumalanga | 214 | 19 252 |
| North West | 214 | 14 980 |
| Northern Cape | 100 | 4 757 |
| Western Cape | 3 646 | 91 877 |
| Total | 12 264 | 485 468 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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