Media Statement
7 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 685 155 with 1 913 new cases identified since the last report.

Province	Total cases for 07 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	90165	13,2
Free State	49270	7,2
Gauteng	221719	32,4
KwaZulu-Natal	119930	17,5
Limpopo	15950	2,3
Mpumalanga	27800	4,1
North West	30288	4,4
Northern Cape	18207	2,7
Western Cape	111826	16,3
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	685155	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 318 514 with 23 583 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 145 more COVID-19 related deaths: 1 from Eastern Cape, 11 from Free State, 42 from KwaZulu Natal, 41 from Gauteng, 24 from Limpopo, 11 from Mpumalanga, 7 from Northern Cape and 8 from Western Cape.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 17 248.

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 618 127 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3145	85301	1719
Free State	1084	35195	12991
Gauteng	4373	197892	19454
KwaZulu-Natal	2820	111318	5792
Limpopo	415	14861	674
Mpumalanga	577	26525	698
North West	375	27272	2641
Northern Cape	228	15073	2906
Western Cape	4231	104690	2905
National	17248	618127	49780