Friday, 24 July 2020
Pretoria: As of today, a cumulative total of 421 996 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded, 13 994 new cases and 250 new deaths reported.
Provincial Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 24 July 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 71338 | 17,0 |
| Free State | 14542 | 3,0 |
| Gauteng | 153020 | 36,0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 57162 | 14,0 |
| Limpopo | 6394 | 2,0 |
| Mpumalanga | 9756 | 2,0 |
| North West | 16548 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 3175 | 1,0 |
| Western Cape | 90011 | 21,0 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 421996 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
The total number of tests conducted to date is 2 684 488 with 52 382 new tests conducted since the last report.
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, 250 new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: 13 from Eastern Cape, 139 from Gauteng, 50 from KwaZulu Natal, 47 from Western Cape and 1 from the Free State.
This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 6 343.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 245 771 which translates to a recovery rate of 58%.
The provincial deaths and recoveries breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 1406 | 55692 |
| Free State | 63 | 1873 |
| Gauteng | 1326 | 82126 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 565 | 18786 |
| Limpopo | 33 | 3022 |
| Mpumalanga | 52 | 4403 |
| North West | 48 | 4795 |
| Northern Cape | 23 | 1177 |
| Western Cape | 2827 | 73897 |
| Total | 6343 | 245771 |
