Update on Covid-19 (23rd August 2020)

Media Release
23 August 2020

As of today, a cumulative total of 609 773 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with.

Testing Data
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 553 425 with 18 358 new tests conducted since the last report

Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably we report a further 72 COVID-19 related deaths- 11 from Eastern Cape, 41 from Gauteng, 12 from KwaZulu-Natal, and 8 from Western Cape.

This brings the total COVID-19 related cumulative deaths to 13 059

We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.

The recoveries now stand at 506 470 which translates to a recovery rate of 83%

Province	Deaths	Recoveries	Active cases
Eastern Cape	2789	80614	1800
Free State	567	20678	13735
Gauteng	3268	172612	30138
KwaZulu-Natal	1948	85055	22838
Limpopo	171	10593	1799
Mpumalanga	260	20707	2133
North West	224	17007	7070
Northern Cape	106	5821	3202
Western Cape	3726	93383	7479
Total	13059	506470	90194