Monday, 23 November 2020
Pretoria: As of today, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases is 769 759 with 2 080 new cases identified since the last report. South Africa has registered a positivity rate of 14%, which is concerning to the Health Department.
Provincial cases data:
Province | Total cases for 23 November 2020 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 118688 | 15,4 |
Free State | 58796 | 7,6 |
Gauteng | 233164 | 30,3 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 126130 | 16,4 |
Limpopo | 18408 | 2,4 |
Mpumalanga | 31086 | 4,0 |
North West | 34600 | 4,5 |
Northern Cape | 22968 | 3,0 |
Western Cape | 125919 | 16,4 |
Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
Total | 769759 | 100,0 |
Tests conducted:
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 5 305 343 with 14 377 new tests conducted since the last report.
Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, 65 more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 26, Free State 19, Gauteng 2, Limpopo 3, North West 8 and Western Cape 7. This brings the total to 20 968 deaths.
Recoveries now stand at 711 195, which translates to a recovery rate of 92,4%.