South Africa recorded a low 1 633 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The country’s total cases since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 638 517.
However, deaths show no slowing down. The total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic is now 14 889. This follows 110 new deaths recorded in the past day.
The breakdown is as follows:
- 31 from KwaZulu-Natal
- 24 from Gauteng
- 7 from Eastern Cape
- 9 from Free State
- 1 from Western Cape
- 38 from Mpumalanga
563 891 people have recovered from the virus, translating to an 88% recovery rate.
Globally, 294 533 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 26 763 217. Deaths are 876 616 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Breakdown of global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 02 SEPTEMBER 2020) |
| America | 14 001 390 |
| Europe | 4 475 267 |
| South-East Asia | 4 689 943 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 996 246 |
| Africa | 1 083 152 |
| Western Pacific | 516 478 |
| Total | 26 763 217 |
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 06 SEPT 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 86 849 | 13,6 |
| Free State | 39 781 | 6,2 |
| Gauteng | 212 898 | 33,3 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 114 824 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 13 734 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 25 076 | 3,9 |
| North West | 26 245 | 4,1 |
| Northern Cape | 11 923 | 1,8 |
| Western Cape | 107 187 | 16,8 |
| Total | 638 517 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | TOTAL DEATHS | RECOVERIES | ACTIVE CASES |
| Eastern Cape | 2 986 | 82 233 | 1 630 |
| Free State | 785 | 27 129 | 11 867 |
| Gauteng | 3 813 | 187 301 | 21 784 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2 294 | 101 989 | 10 541 |
| Limpopo | 214 | 12 782 | 738 |
| Mpumalanga | 416 | 23 610 | 1 050 |
| North West | 275 | 21 033 | 4 937 |
| Northern Cape | 145 | 8 717 | 3 061 |
| Western Cape | 3 961 | 99 097 | 4 129 |
| National | 14 889 | 563891 | 59 737 |
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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