South Africa recorded 240 new COVID-19 related deaths, 156 of them in the Gauteng Province. This makes it the highest daily death toll to date, and it takes the total number of COVID-19 deaths in South Africa to 7 497.
The Eastern Cape recorded 34 deaths, Kwazulu Natal 27, and the Western Cape 23.
Meanwhile, 11 362 new COVID cases were recorded nationally in the past 24 hours. The new total for South Africa is 471 123
Globally, there have been 215 127 new cases. Total cases are 16 558 289 whilst deaths are 656 093.
Breakdown of global Cases
| Region | Cases (as of 29 July 2020) |
| America | 8 840 524 |
| Europe | 3 283 277 |
| South-East Asia | 1 892 056 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 507 734 |
| Africa | 738 344 |
| Western Pacific | 295 613 |
| Total | 16 558 289 |
South Africa Statistics
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF29 JULY 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 75 872 | 16,1 |
| Free State | 19 207 | 4,1 |
| Gauteng | 168 369 | 35,7 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 71 240 | 15,1 |
| Limpopo | 7 840 | 1,7 |
| Mpumalanga | 12 442 | 2,6 |
| North West | 18 231 | 3,9 |
| Northern Cape | 4 135 | 0,9 |
| Western Cape | 93 737 | 19,9 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 471 123 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 1 579 | 62 371 |
| Free State | 154 | 2 178 |
| Gauteng | 1 836 | 105 614 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 712 | 32 483 |
| Limpopo | 67 | 3 637 |
| Mpumalanga | 65 | 6 393 |
| North West | 72 | 7 181 |
| Northern Cape | 29 | 1 275 |
| Western Cape | 2 983 | 76 835 |
| Total | 7 497 | 297 967 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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