COVID-19 continues to claim more lives. A further 121 new deaths have been recorded from across South Africa. The death toll is now 14 149. The breakdown per Province is reflected below:
- 1 from KwaZulu-Natal
- 20 from Gauteng
- 20 from Eastern Cape
- 24 from Western Cape
- 8 from North West
- 16 from Free State
- 23 from Limpopo
- 9 from Northern Cape
Meanwhile, new cases recorded are 1 985. The total cases since the start of the pandemic are 627 041.
Globally, 264 107 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 25 118 689. Deaths are 844 312 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Breakdown of global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 31 AUGUST 2020) |
| America | 13 268 684 |
| Europe | 4 232 301 |
| South-East Asia | 4 157 798 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 915 275 |
| Africa | 1 050 924 |
| Western Pacific | 492 966 |
| Total | 25 118 689 |
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| Province | Cases (as of 31 August 2020) | % total |
| Eastern Cape | 86 163 | 13,7 |
| Free State | 37 888 | 6,0 |
| Gauteng | 210 169 | 33,5 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 113 006 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 13 265 | 2,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 24 405 | 3,9 |
| North West | 25 348 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 10 726 | 1,7 |
| Western Cape | 106 021 | 16,9 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 627 041 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 2 896 | 81 373 | 1 894 |
| Free State | 709 | 23 180 | 13 999 |
| Gauteng | 3 592 | 182 466 | 24 111 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2 139 | 95 993 | 14 874 |
| Limpopo | 202 | 12 398 | 665 |
| Mpumalanga | 341 | 22 738 | 1 326 |
| North West | 248 | 18 636 | 6 464 |
| Northern Cape | 129 | 7 003 | 3 594 |
| Western Cape | 3 893 | 97 136 | 4 992 |
| Total | 14 149 | 540 923 | 71 919 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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