10 008 people contracted the corona virus over the past 24 hours and 166 others died from the virus. This is a 21% jump in positive cases, according to the Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize.
The Western Cape breached the 3 000 mark for the first time this week. Seven other Provinces reported increases whilst the Eastern Cape reported a decrease in their new cases, the Minister added. The breakdown is as follows:
- Increase in WC (from 2 785 yesterday to 3 233 today)
- Increase in KZN (from 1 152 yesterday to 2 743 today)
- Increase in GP (from 1 278 yesterday to 1 795 today)
- Increase in NW (from 152 yesterday to 182 today)
- Increase in LP (from 59 yesterday to 154 today)
- Increase in MP (from 67 yesterday to 146 today)
- Increase in FS (from 67 yesterday to 88 today)
- Increase in NC (from 36 yesterday to 56 today)
- Decrease in EC (from 1 956 yesterday to 1 619 today)
He said Government continued to assess the entire country and where risks are identified, determination will be made as to whether further containment measures or restrictions are required.
Latest Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 16 DEC 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 153 085 | 17,3 |
| Free State | 60 001 | 6,8 |
| Gauteng | 249 181 | 28,2 |
| Kwa-Zulu-Natal | 146 819 | 16,6 |
| Limpopo | 19 561 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 32 553 | 3,7 |
| North West | 36 063 | 4,1 |
| Northern Cape | 23 850 | 2,7 |
| Western Cape | 162 574 | 18,4 |
| Total | 883 687 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (AS OF 16 DECEMBER 2020) |
| America | 30 925 241 |
| Europe | 22 603 335 |
| South-East Asia | 11 468 106 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 4 562 985 |
| Africa | 1 658 284 |
| Western Pacific | 978 037 |
| Total | 72 196 732 |
Source – World Health Organisation
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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