As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 671 669  with 903 cases identified.

Province	Total cases for 28 September 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	88 975	13,3
Free State	46 349	6,8
Gauteng	219 202	32,7
KwaZulu-Natal	118 797	17,7
Limpopo	15 309	2,3
Mpumalanga	27 069	4,0
North West	29 078	4,3
Northern Cape	16 397	2,4
Western Cape	110 493	16,5
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	671 669	100,0

 

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 152 480 with 9014 new tests conducted since the last report.

Sector	Total tested		New tested
PRIVATE	2 352 986	57%	4887	54%
PUBLIC	1 799 494	43%	4127	46%
Total	4 152 480		9014

 

Total Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably, we report 188 more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Eastern Cape 1 from KwaZulu-Natal, 2 from Gauteng, 4 from Western Cape and 178 from the Free State. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 586.

There has been a two-week delay in the reporting of Free State deaths as the province collated data from the various districts and verified this against Home Affairs Data. This is part of efforts to improve the quality of data by aligning information from facilities with Home Affairs statistics. Data from postmortem swabs also had to be collated and verified. This is in line with the recommendations of the Medical Research Council. The data is now up to date.

We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the healthcare workers that treated the deceased patients.

Our recoveries now stand at 604 478 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3 113	84 574	1 288
Free State	1016	31 641	13 692
Gauteng	4 205	195 729	19 268
KwaZulu-Natal	2 627	109 960	6 210
Limpopo	386	14 290	633
Mpumalanga	520	26 024	525
North West	355	25 870	2853
Northern Cape	197	13 225	2 975
Western Cape	4 167	103 165	3 161
National	16 586	604 478	50 605