Level 1 Lockdown in Numbers – 14 December 2020

  • 11 – days since President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 3 December 2020.
  • 4 400 – new cases recorded on 3 December 2020.
  • 8 000 – new cases recorded on 13 December 2020.
  • 866 127 – cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa by 14 December 2020.
  • 74% – the daily average of new cases nationally over the last seven days, higher than the previous seven days.
  • Around 3 800 – a daily average of the number of new cases over the last seven days.
  • Over 6 600 – an increased daily average of the number of new cases over the last seven days.
  • Nearly 50% – an increase in the daily average of COVID-19 deaths over the last seven days.
  • Over 100 – the daily average of COVID-19 deaths over the last seven days.
  • Over 150 – an increased daily average of COVID-19 deaths over the last seven days.
  • Nearly 1 000 – young people from Gauteng who attended the post-matric Rage Festival in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, who have tested positive for coronavirus.
  • 300 – families that could in turn have been infected by the nearly 1 000 young people from Gauteng who attended the post-matric Rage Festival in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, who have tested positive for coronavirus.
  • 100 – people permitted at indoor events, including religious gatherings.
  • 250 – people permitted at outdoor events, including religious gatherings.
  • 50% – the capacity of a venue that may not be exceeded by the number of people in the venue.
  • Over 38 000 – health workers in the public sector who have tested positive for coronavirus, by 14 December 2020.
  • Nearly 5 000 – health workers in the public sector who were admitted to hospital, by 14 December 2020, after testing positive for coronavirus.
  • 391 – health workers in the public sector have passed away, by 14 December 2020.
  • 10% – the percentage of the population expected to be covered by initial vaccines received by South Africa in the early part of next year, as part of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Global Vaccine Access Facility known as COVAX.

 

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