29 September , 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 672 572 with 903 new cases identified since the last report.

Province Total cases for 29 September 2020 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 89 076 13,2
Free State 46 558 6,9
Gauteng 219 373 32,6
KwaZulu-Natal 118 889 17,7
Limpopo 15 343 2,3
Mpumalanga 27 163 4,0
North West 29 160 4,3
Northern Cape 16 469 2,4
Western Cape 110 541 16,4
Unknown 0 0,0
Total 672 572 100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 164 491 with 12 011 new tests conducted since the last report.

Sector Total tested New tested
PRIVATE 2 361 377 57% 8 391 70%
PUBLIC 1 803 114 43% 3 620 30%
Total 4 164 491 12 011

Total Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably, we report 81 more COVID-19 related deaths: 8 from Eastern Cape, 10 from Northern Cape, 11 from KwaZulu-Natal, 28 from Gauteng, 5 from Limpopo, 8 from North West, 6 from Western Cape and 5 from the Free State. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 667.

We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health- care workers that treated the deceased patients.

Our recoveries now stand at 606 520 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province Total Deaths Total Recoveries Active Cases
Eastern Cape 3 121 84 574 1 381
Free State 1 021 31 949 13 588
Gauteng 4 233 195 979 19 161
KwaZulu-Natal 2 638 110 468 5 783
Limpopo 391 14 326 626
Mpumalanga 520 25 971 672
North West 363 26 384 2 413
Northern Cape 207 13 441 2 821
Western Cape 4 173 103 428 2 940
National 16 667 606 520 49 385