Media Release
1 September 2020
As of today, a cumulative total of 628 259 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 1 218 new cases identified
Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 1 September 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 86217 | 13,7 |
| Free State | 38125 | 6,1 |
| Gauteng | 210518 | 33,5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 113237 | 18,0 |
| Limpopo | 13301 | 2,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 24470 | 3,9 |
| North West | 25390 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 10837 | 1,7 |
| Western Cape | 106114 | 16,9 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 628259 | 100,0 |
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 705 408 with 11 687 new tests conducted since the last report
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 2903 | 82233 | 1081 |
| Free State | 716 | 24464 | 12945 |
| Gauteng | 3631 | 183789 | 23098 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2152 | 100384 | 10701 |
| Limpopo | 202 | 12486 | 613 |
| Mpumalanga | 351 | 22939 | 1180 |
| North West | 266 | 18886 | 6238 |
| Northern Cape | 129 | 7175 | 3533 |
| Western Cape | 3913 | 97637 | 4564 |
| Total | 14263 | 549993 | 63953 |
Dr. Zwelini Mkhize
Minister of Health
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