Media Statement
2 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 677 833.

Province	Total cases for 02 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	89552	13,2
Free State	47676	7,0
Gauteng	220365	32,5
KwaZulu-Natal	119346	17,6
Limpopo	15642	2,3
Mpumalanga	27441	4,0
North West	29630	4,4
Northern Cape	17121	2,5
Western Cape	111060	16,4
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	677833	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 229 709 with 20 660 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 43 more COVID-19 related deaths: 3 from Eastern Cape, 8 from KwaZulu-Natal, 8 from Gauteng, 8 from Western Cape, 7 from Northern Cape and 9 from the Free State.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 909.

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 611 044 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3127	85301	1124
Free State	1051	33133	13492
Gauteng	4260	196638	19467
KwaZulu-Natal	2732	110673	5941
Limpopo	391	14592	659
Mpumalanga	561	26160	720
North West	370	26592	2668
Northern Cape	221	13977	2923
Western Cape	4196	103978	2886
National	16909	611044	49880