NEW COVID-19 CASES SPIKE TO 18 555 AND DEATHS SPIKE TO 806

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18 555 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and 806 others died from COVID-19 induced complications.

Total active cases, according to the latest report, are 212 233, with highest active cases recorded in KZN (69 599), Gauteng (47 919) and the Western Cape (42 473).

When it comes to the deaths the breakdown is as follows:

  • Kwa-Zulu Natal – 235
  • Gauteng – 211
  • Western Cape – 151
  • Eastern Cape – 150
  • Free State – 24
  • Limpopo – 14
  • Mpumalanga – 14
  • Northern Cape – 7

 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 13 JANUARY 2021) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 183 594 14,4
Free State 68 142 5,3
Gauteng 346 482 27,1
KwaZulu-Natal 264 532 20,7
Limpopo 41 847 3,3
Mpumalanga 48 447 3,8
North West 48 538 3,8
Northern Cape 28 382 2,2
Western Cape 248 339 19,4
Total 1 278 303 100

 

Breakdown of Global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS OF 13 JANUARY 2021)
America 39 835 210
Europe 29 510 450
South-East Asia 12 338 995
Eastern Mediterranean 5 222 466
Africa 2 210 137
Western Pacific 1 217 005
Total 90 335 008

 
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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