Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, on Thursday 17 September, revealed that the confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have actually increased to 655572 This is a boost of 2 128, as the total number of verified cases stood at 653 444 on Wednesday 16 September.
Mkhize revealed an upgraded death toll of 15772 This is an increase of 67 as it stood at 15 705 on Wednesday 16 September.
A total of 3 983 533 tests have actually been performed to date with 22 354 brand-new tests reported. There have been 585 303 healings thus far, equating to a recovery rate of 89.3%.
LATEST COVID-19 CASES BY PROVINCE AS OF THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
The following verified COVID-19 cases have actually been detected in each province as of Thursday:
- Eastern Cape– 87 776 cases
- Free State– 43 041 cases;
- Gauteng– 216 341 cases;
- KwaZulu-Natal– 117 147 cases;
- Limpopo– 14 444 cases;
- Mpumalanga– 26 104 cases;
- North West– 27 721 cases;
- Northern Cape– 14 003 cases; and
- Western Cape– 108 995 cases
- Unknown– 0 cases.
This pertains to an overall of 655 572 verified cases.
COVID-19 DEATH TOLL BY PROVINCE AS OF THURSDAY
The following verified COVID-19- related deaths have been found in each province as of Thursday:
- Eastern Cape– 3 058 deaths;-LRB-
- Free State– 838 deaths;-LRB-
- Gauteng– 3 960 deaths;-LRB-
- KwaZulu-Natal– 2 469 deaths;-LRB-
- Limpopo– 344 deaths;-LRB-
- Mpumalanga– 496 deaths;-LRB-
- North West– 325 deaths;
- Northern Cape– 182 deaths;-LRB-
- Western Cape– 4 100 deaths.
LATEST RECOVERIES BY PROVINCE
Mkhize revealed the latest COVID-19 recoveries as follows:
- Eastern Cape– 83 629 healings;-LRB-
- Free State– 28 759 recoveries;-LRB-
- Gauteng– 192 081 recoveries;-LRB-
- KwaZulu-Natal– 107 732 healings;-LRB-
- Limpopo– 13 511 recoveries;-LRB-
- Mpumalanga– 24 675 healings;-LRB-
- North West– 22 948 healings;-LRB-
- Northern Cape– 10 516 healings; and
- Western Cape– 101 452 recoveries.
COVID-19 ACTIVE CASES
- Eastern Cape– 1 089 active cases;-LRB-
- Free State– 13 444 active cases;-LRB-
- Gauteng– 20 300 active cases;-LRB-
- KwaZulu-Natal– 6 946 active cases;-LRB-
- Limpopo– 589 active cases;-LRB-
- Mpumalanga– 933 active cases;-LRB-
- North West– 4 448 active cases;-LRB-
- Northern Cape– 3 305 active cases; and
- Western Cape– 3 443 active cases.
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