Media Statement
3 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 679 716.

Province	Total cases for 03 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	89693	13,2
Free State	48088	7,1
Gauteng	220696	32,5
KwaZulu-Natal	119489	17,6
Limpopo	15726	2,3
Mpumalanga	27525	4,0
North West	29834	4,4
Northern Cape	17412	2,6
Western Cape	111253	16,4
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	679716	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 251 513 with 21 804 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 29 more COVID-19 related deaths: 1 from Eastern Cape, 11 from KwaZulu-Natal, 2 from Gauteng, 7 from Western Cape, and 8 from the Free State.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 16 938.

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 612 763 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3128	85301	1264
Free State	1059	33638	13391
Gauteng	4262	196938	19496
KwaZulu-Natal	2743	110889	5857
Limpopo	391	14592	743
Mpumalanga	561	26273	691
North West	370	26592	2872
Northern Cape	221	14562	2629
Western Cape	4203	103978	3072
National	16938	612763	50015