Media Statement
6 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 683 242 with 1 027 new cases identified since the last report.

Province	Total cases for 06 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	89991	13,2
Free State	48865	7,2
Gauteng	221320	32,4
KwaZulu-Natal	119769	17,5
Limpopo	15880	2,3
Mpumalanga	27718	4,1
North West	30103	4,4
Northern Cape	18000	2,6
Western Cape	111596	16,3
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	683242	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 294 931 with 14 591 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 87 more COVID-19 related deaths: 4 from Eastern Cape, 35 from KwaZulu Natal, 28 from Gauteng, 5 from North West and 15 from Western Cape.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 17 103.

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 616 857 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3144	85301	1546
Free State	1073	34808	12984
Gauteng	4332	197712	19276
KwaZulu-Natal	2778	111284	5707
Limpopo	391	14841	648
Mpumalanga	566	26492	660
North West	375	27134	2594
Northern Cape	221	14814	2965
Western Cape	4223	104471	2902
National	17103	616857	49282