COVID-19 continues to take lives each day. Today is not any different. 126 people died in South Africa in the past 24 hours from the virus. This is despite a recovery rate of 86%. The death toll now stands at 13 628.The breakdown is as follows:
- 48 from KwaZulu-Natal
- 33 from Gauteng
- 25 from Eastern Cape
- 20 from Western Cape.
On the other hand, 2 585 new cases have been recorded, bringing the total cases since the start of the pandemic to 618 286
Globally, 267 670 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 24 021 218. Deaths are 821 462 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Breakdown of global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 27 AUGUST 2020) |
| America | 12,734,213 |
| Europe | 4,100,893 |
| South-East Asia | 3,821,367 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1,865,731 |
| Africa | 1,026,101 |
| Western Pacific | 472,172 |
| Total | 24 021 218 |
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 27 AUGUST 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 85 625 | 13,8 |
| Free State | 36 419 | 5,9 |
| Gauteng | 208 156 | 33,7 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 111 585 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 12 867 | 2,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 23 677 | 3,8 |
| North West | 24 805 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 9 829 | 1,6 |
| Western Cape | 105 273 | 17,0 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 618 286 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | TOTAL DEATHS | RECOVERIES | ACTIVE CASES |
| Eastern Cape | 2 853 | 81 373 | 1 399 |
| Free State | 567 | 22 829 | 13 023 |
| Gauteng | 3 428 | 178 479 | 26 249 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2 102 | 94 680 | 14 803 |
| Limpopo | 179 | 11 639 | 1 049 |
| Mpumalanga | 312 | 21 591 | 1 774 |
| North West | 224 | 17 993 | 6 588 |
| Northern Cape | 120 | 6 640 | 3 069 |
| Western Cape | 3 843 | 96 114 | 5 316 |
| Total | 13 628 | 531 338 | 73 270 |
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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