170 people have died in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19 and 7 999 others contracted the disease. Of the 170 deaths, 94 were in the Eastern Cape. Other deaths recoded were as follows:
- Western Cape 54
- Free State 11
- Gauteng 3
- Kwa-Zulu Natal 4
- Northern Cape 4
Total deaths to date are 23 276, whilst total confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic are – 860 964.
Current active cases are – 76 677 and the provinces driving the active cases are:
- Western Cape – with 24 054 cases
- Kwazulu – Natal – with 17 708 cases
- Eastern Cape – with 16 287 cases
- Gauteng – with 9 240 cases
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS AT 13 DECEMBER 2020) |
% TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 148 528 | 17,3 |
| Free State | 59 818 | 6,9 |
| Gauteng | 245 360 | 28,5 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 141 372 | 16,4 |
| Limpopo | 19 303 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 32 297 | 3,8 |
| North West | 35 703 | 4,1 |
| Northern Cape | 23 732 | 2,8 |
| Western Cape | 154 851 | 18,0 |
| Total | 860 964 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS AT 13 DECEMBER 2020) |
| America | 30116 384 |
| Europe | 21 910 729 |
| South-East Asia | 11 361 437 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 4 490 516 |
| Africa | 1 622 096 |
| Western Pacific | 960 020 |
| Total | 70 461 926 |
Source – World Health Organisation
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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