President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday announced further easing of Level 3 regulations amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Easing Announcements
The following are now allowed with restrictions:
- Sit-in restaurants
- Opening of accredited hotels
- Opening of Cinemas
- Opening of Theatres
- Opening of Casinos
- Personal care services including hair saloons
- Non-contact sports including cricket, golf and tennis
- Hotels excluding AirBnB services
For the full speech, click here.
Latest Statistics
South Africa’s positive COVID-19 rose by 4 078 in 24 hours to reach a total of 80 412. The Western Cape leads with more than 46 000 cases. Gauteng cases are 14 620 whilst Eastern Cape are 11 919.
Deaths increased by 49 overnight, taking the national death toll to 1 674. Forty three (43) of the deaths occurred in the Western Cape whilst six (6) occurred in the Eastern Cape.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 17 JUNE 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 11 919 | 14,8 |
| Free State | 608 | 0,8 |
| Gauteng | 14 620 | 18,2 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4 238 | 5,3 |
| Limpopo | 416 | 0,5 |
| Mpumalanga | 391 | 0,5 |
| North West | 1 402 | 1,7 |
| Northern Cape | 211 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 46 555 | 57,9 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0,1 |
| Total | 80 412 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 251 | 5 845 |
| Free State | 9 | 222 |
| Gauteng | 87 | 3 716 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 73 | 2 133 |
| Limpopo | 4 | 218 |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 146 |
| North West | 5 | 175 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 52 |
| Western Cape | 1 243 | 31 824 |
| Total | 1 674 | 44 331 |
Deaths Age Analysis
| AGE | DEATHS | PERCENTAGE |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0,2 |
| 10-19 | 5 | 0,3 |
| 20-29 | 23 | 1,4 |
| 30-39 | 100 | 6,0 |
| 40-49 | 216 | 12,9 |
| 50-59 | 414 | 24,7 |
| 60-69 | 445 | 26,6 |
| 70-79 | 290 | 17,3 |
| 80-89 | 131 | 7,8 |
| 90-99 | 38 | 2,3 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0,5 |
| 1 674 | 100 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za & News 24
** 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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