RECOVERY RATE IMPROVES TO 82% BUT COVID-19 DEATHS CONTINUE

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COVID-19 recovery rate continues to improve and is now sitting at 82% with 485 468 people having recovered from the virus in South Africa.

However, deaths continue. In the past 24 hours, another 282 people died from COVID-19 related complications, taking the total deaths in South Africa to 12 264. Gauteng recorded the highest number at 89. Others are as follows:

  • 66 from Eastern Cape
  • 57 from KwaZulu-Natal
  • 3 from Northern Cape
  • 13 from Free State
  • 34 from Western Cape
  • 20 from North West.

2 258 new cases were identified in the past 24 hours. The total confirmed cases now stands at 592 144.

Globally, 206 440 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 21 756 357. Deaths are 771 635.

Breakdown of global Cases

REGION CASES (AS OF 17 AUGUST 2020)
America 11 667 196
Europe 3 796 590
South-East Asia 3 163 233
Eastern Mediterranean 1 748 877
Africa 960 055
Western Pacific 419 665
Total 21 756 357

 

South Africa Statistics

Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 18 AUGUST 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 84 144 14,2
Free State 32 593 5,5
Gauteng 200 949 33,9
Kwazulu-Natal 106 565 18,0
Limpopo 11 813 2,0
Mpumalanga 21 717 3,7
North West 23 445 4,0
Northern Cape 8 129 1,4
Western Cape 102 739 17,4
Unknown 50 0,0
Total 592 144 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

PROVINCE DEATHS RECOVERIES
Eastern Cape 2 633 79 947
Free State 537 17 547
Gauteng 3 018 166 143
Kwazulu-Natal 1 743 80 684
Limpopo 159 10 281
Mpumalanga 214 19 252
North West 214 14 980
Northern Cape 100 4 757
Western Cape 3 646 91 877
Total 12 264 485 468

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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