As of today, a cumulative total of 620 132 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded.
Case data
| Province | Total cases for 27 August 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 85701 | 13,8 |
| Free State | 36742 | 5,9 |
| Gauteng | 208579 | 33,6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 111863 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 12960 | 2,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 23765 | 3,8 |
| North West | 24922 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 10043 | 1,6 |
| Western Cape | 105507 | 17,0 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 620132 | 100,0 |
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 632 311 with 14 329 new tests conducted since the last report.
Total deaths and recoveries
Regrettably, we report 115 more COVID-19 related deaths: 14 from KwaZulu-Natal, 47 from Gauteng, 10 from Eastern Cape, 10 from Western Cape, 16 from North West, 18 from Mpumalanga.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 13 743.
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 533 935, which translates to a recovery rate of 86%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 2863 | 81373 | 1465 |
| Free State | 567 | 23031 | 13144 |
| Gauteng | 3475 | 179631 | 25473 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2116 | 95011 | 14736 |
| Limpopo | 179 | 11832 | 949 |
| Mpumalanga | 330 | 21994 | 1441 |
| North West | 240 | 18165 | 6517 |
| Northern Cape | 120 | 6784 | 3139 |
| Western Cape | 3853 | 96114 | 5540 |
| Total | 13743 | 533935 | 72404 |
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