It is the second week of level 2 lockdown for the country, and while some restrictions have been lifted, there is still the rising number of cases for COVID-19 in South Africa to contend with.
The latest figures from the National Department of Health (NDoH) though, point to a decrease in the number of new daily infections. A month ago they regularly surpassed the 11k mark, but the past 24 hours has seen them fall to 1 677.
This still brings the total number of infections for COVID-19 in South Africa to date to 611 450, but the decrease in new cases is at least cause for optimism for the NDoH.
Again, recoveries have been highlighted as a positive, with 516 494 recoveries recorded to date. This translates to a recovery rate of 84 percent, which shows a slow, but steady incline in this category.
That said, there is still a rise in the number of COVID-19-related deaths, which now sits at 13 159. There were 100 new fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, with the NDoH noting that 14 are from KwaZulu-Natal, 36 in Mpumalanga, 12 from Gauteng, eight from Limpopo, 11 from the Eastern Cape and 19 from the Western Cape.
The full breakdown of COVID-19 in South Africa is as follows:
Province | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
Western Cape | 104667 | 93788 | 10879 | 3745 |
Eastern Cape | 85240 | 80614 | 4626 | 2800 |
Northern Cape | 9322 | 6106 | 2859 | 106 |
Free State | 35367 | 20678 | 14689 | 567 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 110102 | 92342 | 17760 | 1962 |
North West | 24371 | 17008 | 7363 | 224 |
Mpumalanga | 23163 | 21049 | 2114 | 296 |
Gauteng | 206525 | 174248 | 32277 | 3280 |
Limpopo | 12643 | 10661 | 1982 | 179 |
Unknown | 50 | |||
TOTAL | 611450 | 516494 | 94956 | 13159 |
As always, in order to stay up to date with the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and abroad, we advise the following materials and platforms:
- Dr Zweli Mkhize on Twitter
- COVID-19 Connect on WhatsApp – add 0600 123 456 as a contact and say “Hi”.
- World Health Organisation
- SA Coronavirus website
- SA Government
- SA Presidency
[Image – UN COVID-19 Response]