South Africa’s COVID-19 cases increased by 6 130 in 24 hours to reach a total of 144 264. Gauteng registered 2 946 new cases in 24 hours pushing its total 39 841, whilst Western Cape had 930 new cases taking its total to 61 375. The Eastern Cape has had 1 096 new cases to reach a total of 26 195.
There were 73 new deaths bringing the total death toll to 2 529. The Western Cape registered the highest daily deaths at 43, followed by Eastern Cape with 10. Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal both registered 6 deaths, whilst Limpopo had 5 and the Northen Cape had 2.
According to the data, 52, 5% of the dead are men whilst women account for 47, 4%.
The number of recoveries to date is 70 614, translating into a recovery rate of 48, 9%. This is lower when compared to previous weeks when the recovery rate was around 50%.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (as at 29 JUNE 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 26 195 | 18,2 |
| Free State | 1377 | 1,0 |
| Gauteng | 39 841 | 27,6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 9 041 | 6,3 |
| Limpopo | 1 011 | 0,7 |
| Mpumalanga | 1 089 | 0,8 |
| North West | 3 931 | 2,7 |
| Northern Cape | 404 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 61 375 | 42,5 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 144 264 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 397 | 12 824 |
| Free State | 9 | 385 |
| Gauteng | 180 | 9 738 |
| Kwazulu Natal | 115 | 3 602 |
| Limpopo | 10 | 434 |
| Mpumalanga | 3 | 376 |
| North West | 7 | 433 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 186 |
| Western Cape | 1 807 | 42 636 |
| Total | 2 529 | 70 614 |
Deaths Age Analysis
| AGE | DEATHS | PERCENTAGE |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0,1 |
| 10-19 | 7 | 0,3 |
| 20-29 | 39 | 1,4 |
| 30-39 | 148 | 5,9 |
| 40-49 | 322 | 12,7 |
| 50-59 | 601 | 23,8 |
| 60-69 | 667 | 26,4 |
| 70-79 | 452 | 17,9 |
| 80-89 | 214 | 8,5 |
| 90-99 | 58 | 2,3 |
| Unknown | 18 | 0,7 |
| 2 529 | 100 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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