Media Statement
1 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 676 084 with 1 745 new cases identified since the last report.

Province	Total cases for 01 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	89359	13,2
Free State	47316	7,0
Gauteng	220056	32,5
KwaZulu-Natal	119212	17,6
Limpopo	15521	2,3
Mpumalanga	27376	4,0
North West	29463	4,4
Northern Cape	16893	2,5
Western Cape	110888	16,4
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	676084	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 209 049 with 21 132 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 132 more COVID-19 related deaths: 41 from Mpumalanga, 49 from KwaZulu-Natal, 8 from Gauteng, 7 from North West, 7 from Northern Cape, 6 from Western Cape and 14 from the Free State.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 866.

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 609 854 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3124	85301	934
Free State	1042	33019	13255
Gauteng	4252	196267	19537
KwaZulu-Natal	2724	110635	5853
Limpopo	391	14493	637
Mpumalanga	561	26022	793
North West	370	26540	2553
Northern Cape	214	13740	2939
Western Cape	4188	103837	2863
National	16866	609854	49364