Media Statement
30 September 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 674 339.

Province	Total cases for 30 September 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	89204	13,2
Free State	46947	7,0
Gauteng	219704	32,6
KwaZulu-Natal	119072	17,7
Limpopo	15427	2,3
Mpumalanga	27267	4,0
North West	29318	4,3
Northern Cape	16661	2,5
Western Cape	110739	16,4
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	674339	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 187 917 with 23 426 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 67 more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Eastern Cape, 37 from KwaZulu-Natal, 11 from Gauteng, 9 from Western Cape and 7 from the Free State.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 734.

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 608 112 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3124	84574	1506
Free State	1028	33017	12902
Gauteng	4244	196169	19291
KwaZulu-Natal	2675	110499	5898
Limpopo	391	14342	694
Mpumalanga	520	26019	728
North West	363	26384	2571
Northern Cape	207	13496	2958
Western Cape	4182	103612	2945
National	16734	608112	49493