As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 653 444 with 1 923 new cases identified.
| Province | Total cases for 16 September 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 87663 | 13,4 |
| Free State | 42602 | 6,5 |
| Gauteng | 215898 | 33,0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 116910 | 17,9 |
| Limpopo | 14364 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 25986 | 4,0 |
| North West | 27527 | 4,2 |
| Northern Cape | 13727 | 2,1 |
| Western Cape | 108767 | 16,6 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 653444 | 100,0 |
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 3 961 179 with 20 962 new tests conducted since the last report.
Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 64 more COVID-19 related deaths: 24 from KwaZulu-Natal, 14 from Gauteng, 9 from Western Cape, 6 from Northern Cape and 11 from Mpumalanga.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 15 705.
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 584 195 which translates to a recovery rate of 89,4%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 3055 | 83629 | 979 |
| Free State | 838 | 28586 | 13178 |
| Gauteng | 3947 | 191923 | 20028 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2449 | 107282 | 7179 |
| Limpopo | 325 | 13413 | 626 |
| Mpumalanga | 496 | 24653 | 837 |
| North West | 325 | 22948 | 4254 |
| Northern Cape | 182 | 10486 | 3059 |
| Western Cape | 4088 | 101275 | 3404 |
| National | 15705 | 584195 | 53544 |
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