Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Daily Update: 21 September 2020

Situational analysis
WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Dashboard. Data last updated 20 Septmber 2020
Globally, as of 1:08pm CEST, 20 September 2020, there have been 30,675,675 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 954,417 deaths,
reported to WHO.

Confirmed cases

DeathsTotalTotal

Globally

30 675 675

954 417

Africa1 145 397

24 757

Americas

15 466 584

527 837

Eastern Med

2 215 733

57 641

Europe5 195 853

229 802

Sout East Asia

6 073 462

101 700

Western Pacific577 905

12 667

Region609773

South Africa:(National Department of Health statistics on 20 September 2020)
Total Cases

Percentage

DeathsRecoveries

15 953590 071

South Africa

661 211

Eastern Cape

88 164

13.3%

3 070

84 108

Free State44 0376.7%

838

29 049Gauteng

217 370

32.9%

4 030

193 153

KwaZulu-Natal

117 743

17.8%

2 531

108 004

Limpopo14 703

2.2%

362

13 630

Mpumalanga

26 4794%496

25 049North West28 171

4.3%

325

23 829Northern Cape

15 037

2.3%

184

11 353

Western Cape109 507

16.6%

4 117

101 896

Visit: www.sacoronavirus.co.za for the latest updates. SA Tourism will make updates available on www.southafrica.net.

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