The Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize has reported 2 684 new COVID-19 cases which took the national total to 615 701 since the beginning of the pandemic.
At the same time, he reported 194 new COVID-19 related deaths which took the national death toll to 13 502. Similar to the last reporting, Gauteng leads other provinces with the highest number of daily deaths. It recorded 61 new deaths in the past 24 hours. The breakdown of other Provinces is as follows:
- 57 from KwaZulu-Natal
- 4 from Northern Cape
- 12 from Eastern Cape
- 60 from Western Cape.
The recovery rate improved by 1% to 85% compared to the last report.
Globally, 210 183 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 23 752 965. Deaths are 815 038 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Breakdown of global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 26 AUGUST 2020) |
| America | 12 608 786 |
| Europe | 4 066 458 |
| South-East Asia | 3 739 605 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 852 743 |
| Africa | 1 019 362 |
| Western Pacific | 465 270 |
| Total | 23 752 965 |
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 26 AUGUST 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 85 472 | 14,0 |
| Free State | 35 980 | 5,7 |
| Gauteng | 207 610 | 33,8 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 111 096 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 12 795 | 2,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 23 555 | 3,8 |
| North West | 24 646 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 9 500 | 1,5 |
| Western Cape | 104 997 | 17,2 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 615 701 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | TOTAL DEATHS | RECOVERIES | ACTIVE CASES |
| Eastern Cape | 2 828 | 80 614 | 2 030 |
| Free State | 567 | 22 740 | 12 673 |
| Gauteng | 3 395 | 176 513 | 27 702 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 2 054 | 93 814 | 15 228 |
| Limpopo | 179 | 11 580 | 1 036 |
| Mpumalanga | 312 | 21 370 | 1 873 |
| North West | 224 | 17 702 | 6 720 |
| Northern Cape | 120 | 6 409 | 2 971 |
| Western Cape | 3 823 | 94 500 | 6 674 |
| Total | 13 502 | 525 242 | 76 907 |
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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