Media Statement
16 October 2020

As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 700 203 with 2 019 new cases identified since the last report.

Province	Total cases for 16 October 2020	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	91526	13,1
Free State	52594	7,5
Gauteng	224534	32,1
KwaZulu-Natal	121049	17,3
Limpopo	16623	2,4
Mpumalanga	28593	4,1
North West	31516	4,5
Northern Cape	19814	2,8
Western Cape	113954	16,3
Unknown	0	0,0
Total	700203	100,0

The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 505 533 with 24 179 new tests conducted since the last report.

Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 61 more COVID-19 related deaths: 14 from Eastern Cape, 21 from the Free State, 11 from KwaZulu Natal, 4 from Gauteng and 11 from Northern Cape.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 18 370. Of the 61 deaths reported today, 5 were reported to have occurred in the past 24-48 hours: 2 in the Free State and 3 in Gauteng.

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 629 260 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%

Province	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases
Eastern Cape	3411	86927	1188
Free State	1291	36452	14851
Gauteng	4601	200089	19844
KwaZulu-Natal	3122	111999	5928
Limpopo	435	15609	579
Mpumalanga	589	27223	781
North West	393	28589	2534
Northern Cape	248	16694	2872
Western Cape	4280	105678	3996
National	18370	629260	52573