A day after the further easing of Level 3 Lockdown regulations, South Africa’s COVID-19 cases increased by more than 3 000 cases to reach a total of 83 890. The 63 new deaths take the national death toll to 1 737.
1 228 098 tests have been completed to date, whilst the recovery rate of 53, 5% to date translates into 44 920 recoveries.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 18 JUNE 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 12 639 | 15,1 |
| Free State | 649 | 0,8 |
| Gauteng | 15 898 | 19,0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4 360 | 5,2 |
| Limpopo | 489 | 0,6 |
| Mpumalanga | 461 | 0,5 |
| North West | 1606 | 1,9 |
| Northern Cape | 214 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 47 522 | 56,6 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0,1 |
| Total | 83 890 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 257 | 6 331 |
| Free State | 9 | 235 |
| Gauteng | 87 | 3 756 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 73 | 2 133 |
| Limpopo | 4 | 229 |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 156 |
| North West | 5 | 175 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 81 |
| Western Cape | 1 300 | 31 824 |
| Total | 1 737 | 44 920 |
Deaths Age Analysis
| AGE | DEATHS | PERCENTAGE |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0,2 |
| 10-19 | 5 | 0,3 |
| 20-29 | 24 | 1,4 |
| 30-39 | 103 | 6,0 |
| 40-49 | 223 | 12,8 |
| 50-59 | 428 | 24,6 |
| 60-69 | 458 | 26,4 |
| 70-79 | 303 | 17,4 |
| 80-89 | 140 | 8,0 |
| 90-99 | 41 | 2,4 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0,5 |
| 1 737 | 100 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za & News 24
** 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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