Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms 8 789 more cases of Coronavirus COVID-19

As of today, a cumulative total of 930 711 cases of COVID-19 have been identified with 8 789 identified since the last report.

Province

Total cases for 21 December 2020

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

159767

17,2

Free State

60536

6,5

Gauteng

258202

27,7

KwaZulu-Natal

160261

17,2

Limpopo

20354

2,2

Mpumalanga

33335

3,6

North West

36801

4,0

Northern Cape

24250

2,6

Western Cape

177205

19,0

Unknown

0

0,0

Total

930711

100,0

A cumulative total of 6 176 683 tests have been conducted with 35 844 tests conducted since the last report

Sector

Total tested

 

New tested

 

PRIVATE

3 576 289

58%

19 507

54%

PUBLIC

2 600 394

42%

16 337

46%

Total

6 176 683

 

35 844

 

Regrettably, today we report 216 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 97, Free State 4, Gauteng 16, Kwa-Zulu Natal 15 and Western Cape 84. This brings the total to 24 907 deaths.

Our recoveries now stand at 796 346.

Province

Total Deaths

Total Recoveries

Active Cases

Eastern Cape

6252

139 264

14 251

Free State

2131

53 947

4 458

Gauteng

5196

237 741

15 265

KwaZulu-Natal

3658

124 620

31 983

Limpopo

526

18 635

1 193

Mpumalanga

624

31 597

1 114

North West

571

34 116

2 114

Northern Cape

372

21 859

2 019

Western Cape

5577

134 567

37 061

Total

24 907

796 346

109 458

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