SA COVID-19 CASES DROP TO 1 633 COVID-19

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South Africa recorded a low 1 633 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The country’s total cases since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 638 517.

However, deaths show no slowing down. The total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic is now 14 889. This follows 110 new deaths recorded in the past day.

The breakdown is as follows:

  • 31 from KwaZulu-Natal
  • 24 from Gauteng
  • 7 from Eastern Cape
  • 9 from Free State
  • 1 from Western Cape
  • 38 from Mpumalanga

563 891 people have recovered from the virus, translating to an 88% recovery rate.

Globally, 294 533 new cases have been reported. Total global infections to date are 26 763 217. Deaths are 876 616 since the beginning of the pandemic.

 
Breakdown of global Cases
 

REGION CASES (AS OF 02 SEPTEMBER 2020)
America 14 001 390
Europe 4 475 267
South-East Asia 4 689 943
Eastern Mediterranean 1 996 246
Africa 1 083 152
Western Pacific 516 478
Total 26 763 217

Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)

 
South Africa Statistics

Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
 

PROVINCE CASES (AS OF 06 SEPT 2020) % TOTAL
Eastern Cape 86 849 13,6
Free State 39 781 6,2
Gauteng 212 898 33,3
Kwazulu-Natal 114 824 18,0
Limpopo 13 734 2,2
Mpumalanga 25 076 3,9
North West 26 245 4,1
Northern Cape 11 923 1,8
Western Cape 107 187 16,8
Total 638 517 100

 

Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
 

PROVINCE TOTAL DEATHS RECOVERIES ACTIVE CASES
Eastern Cape 2 986 82 233 1 630
Free State 785 27 129 11 867
Gauteng 3 813 187 301 21 784
KwaZulu-Natal 2 294 101 989 10 541
Limpopo 214 12 782 738
Mpumalanga 416 23 610 1 050
North West 275 21 033 4 937
Northern Cape 145 8 717 3 061
Western Cape 3 961 99 097 4 129
National 14 889 563891 59 737

 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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