PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA GOES INTO SELF ISOLATION

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into isolation after coming into contact with a guest who tested positive for COVID-19 at a charity event.

The President is reported by his office not be having any symptoms and that all COVID-19 protocols including the wearing of masks and social distancing were adhered to at the charity event.

This as South Africa records more COVID-19 cases. In the past 24 hours 1 092 new cases and 45 new deaths were recorded. Total cases since the beginning of the pandemic now stand at 717 851 and deaths at 19 053.

South Africa’s active cases are currently 50 965.

 
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 27 OCTOBER 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 94 497 13,2
Free State 56 018 7,8
Gauteng 227 559 31,7
Kwazulu-Natal 122 447 17,1
Limpopo 17 277 2,4
Mpumalanga 29 473 4,1
North West 32 804 4,6
Northern Cape 21 458 3,0
Western Cape 116 318 16,2
Total 717 851 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

PROVINCE TOTAL DEATHS RECOVERIES ACTIVE CASES
Eastern Cape 3 570 88 437 2 490
Free State 1 490 40 991 13 537
Gauteng 4 711 207 060 15 788
Kwazulu-Natal 3 197 112 591 6 659
Limpopo 451 16 218 608
Mpumalanga 601 28 245 627
North West 434 28 841 3 529
Northern Cape 256 17 763 3 439
Western Cape 4 343 107 687 4 288
National 19 053 647 833 50 965

 

Breakdown of Global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS OF 27 OCTOBER 2020)
America 19 737 794
Europe 9 664 042
South-East Asia 8 969 707
Eastern Mediterranean 2 955 552
Africa 1 298 315
Western Pacific 715 300
Total                           43 341 451

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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