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Media Release

1 August 2020

Today South Africa has exceeded the half a million mark with a cumulative total of

503 290 confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded.

Case Data

Province Total cases for 01 August 2020 Percentage total

Eastern Cape 78782 15,7

Free State 22308 4,4

Gauteng 178119 35,4

KwaZulu-Natal 79607 15,8

Limpopo 8879 1,8

Mpumalanga 14681 2,9

North West 19714 3,9

Northern Cape 4961 1,0

Western Cape 96189 19,1

Unknown 50 0,0

Total 503290 100,0

Testing Data

The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 001 985 with 42 450 new tests conducted
since the last report.

Sector Total tested New tested

PRIVATE 1699574 57% 20397 48%

PUBLIC 1302411 43% 22053 52%

Total 3001985 42450

Reported Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably we report 148 new COVID-19 related deaths: 36 from Eastern Cape, 40 from
Gauteng, 41 from KwaZulu Natal, 24 from Western Cape and 7 from Northern Cape. This
brings the cumulative number of deaths to 8153.

We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care
workers who treated the deceased.

The number of recoveries currently stands at 342 461 which translates to a recovery rate of
68%.

The provincial breakdown is as follows:

Province Deaths Recoveries

Eastern Cape 1744 66543

Free State 154 8897

Gauteng 2075 126784

KwaZulu-Natal 844 36358

Limpopo 67 5044

Mpumalanga 78 8124

North West 81 8444

Northern Cape 36 1517

Western Cape 3074 80750

Total 8153 342461

Dr. Zwelini Mkhize

Minister of Health
ENDS…