South Africa’s COVID-19 cases have soared to 445 433 and deaths to 6 769. However, the recovery rate has increased to 59, 5% following weeks of hovering around 41%.
Gauteng has 160 154 cases and accounts for 36% of SA’s cases. The Northern Cape with 3 600 cases accounts for the lowest cases in the country.
There were 114 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.
- 7 from Eastern Cape
- 29 from Gauteng
- 12 from Kwazulu Natal
- 30 from Western Cape
- 34 from Limpopo
- 2 from Northern Cape.
Tests conducted to date are more than 2.7 million.
Globally, there are more than 15.7 million cases of CIVID-19 and 640 016 deaths.
- Breakdown of global Cases
| Region | Cases (as at 26 July 2020) |
| America | 8 385 810 |
| Europe | 3 216 335 |
| South-East Asia | 1 732 248 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 469 979 |
| Africa | 696 207 |
| Western Pacific | 284 321 |
| Total | 15 785 641 |
South Africa Statistics
- Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCES | CASES (AS AT 26 JULY 2020) |
PERCENTAGE TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 73 585 | 16,5 |
| Free State | 16 482 | 3,7 |
| Gauteng | 160 154 | 36,0 |
| Kwazulu-Natal | 64 061 | 14,4 |
| Limpopo | 7 076 | 1,6 |
| Mpumalanga | 11 008 | 2,5 |
| North West | 17 338 | 3,9 |
| Northern Cape | 3 600 | 0,8 |
| Western Cape | 92 079 | 20,7 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 445 433 | 100 |
- Provincial Deaths & Recoveries
| PROVINCE | DEATHS | RECOVERIES |
| Eastern Cape | 1 457 | 58 290 |
| Free State | 63 | 2 075 |
| Gauteng | 1 564 | 92 346 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 614 | 21 251 |
| Limpopo | 67 | 3 466 |
| Mpumalanga | 52 | 4 995 |
| North West | 48 | 6 076 |
| Northern Cape | 29 | 1 223 |
| Western Cape | 2 875 | 75 355 |
| Total | 6 769 | 265 077 |
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
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