Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 630 595 cases of Coronavirus COVID-19

As of today, a cumulative total of 630 595 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 2 336 new cases identified

Case data

Province Total cases for 02 September 2020 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 86322 13,7
Free State 38473 6,1
Gauteng 211157 33,5
KwaZulu-Natal 113661 18,0
Limpopo 13400 2,1
Mpumalanga 24605 3,9
North West 25604 4,1
Northern Cape 11020 1,7
Western Cape 106353 16,9
Unknown 0 0,0
Total 630595 100,0

The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 726 721 with 21 313 new tests conducted since the last report

Total Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably, we report 126 more COVID-19 related deaths: 12 from KwaZulu-Natal, 49 from Gauteng, 29 from Eastern Cape, 15 from Free State, 16 from Western Cape, 5 from Northern Cape.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 14 389 .

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 553 456 which translates to a recovery rate of 87%

Province Total Deaths Total Recoveries Active Cases
Eastern Cape 2932 82233 1157
Free State 731 25999 11743
Gauteng 3680 184274 23203
KwaZulu-Natal 2164 100605 10892
Limpopo 202 12486 712
Mpumalanga 351 23004 1250
North West 266 19388 5950
Northern Cape 134 7420 3466
Western Cape 3929 98047 4377
Total 14389 553456 62750
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