MORE COVID-19 DEATHS RECORDED

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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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