Gauteng has overtaken the Western Cape to become the Province with the highest number of COVID-19 cases. The new 3 527 cases pushed the Province’s total cases to 75 015. On the other hand, the Western Cape’s cases are 73 292, up by 1 136 new cases in the past 24 hours.
South Africa now has 224 665 COVID-19 cases, an increase of 8 810 new cases.
A further 100 COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the national death toll to 3 602. The breakdown is as follows:
- 2 from Limpopo
- 18 from Kwazulu Natal
- 15 from Mpumalanga
- 18 from Eastern Cape
- And 47 from Western Cape.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (AS OF 8 JULY 2020) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 42 357 | 18,9 |
| Free State | 3 259 | 1,5 |
| Gauteng | 75 015 | 33,4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 17 962 | 8,0 |
| Limpopo | 2 131 | 0,9 |
| Mpumalanga | 2 528 | 1,1 |
| North West | 7 147 | 3,2 |
| Northern Cape | 974 | 0,4 |
| Western Cape | 73 292 | 32,6 |
| Total | 224 665 | 100 |
Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 582 | 24 304 |
| Free State | 19 | 528 |
| Gauteng | 478 | 19 779 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 223 | 5 307 |
| Limpopo | 44 | 665 |
| Mpumalanga | 22 | 668 |
| North West | 36 | 1 456 |
| Northern Cape | 6 | 254 |
| Western Cape | 2 192 | 53 881 |
| Total | 3 602 | 106 842 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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