Over 2000 Covid-19 cases confirmed
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Health ministry surpasses 4 000 000 successful tests and confirms just over 2000 positive cases in the last 24 hours.
Dr Zweli Mkhize says the number of confirmed cases now stands at 657 627 with 85 new deaths taking the total toll of fatalities to 15 847.
| Province | Total cases for 18 September 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 87894 | 13,4 |
| Free State | 43375 | 6,6 |
| Gauteng | 216790 | 33,0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 117360 | 17,8 |
| Limpopo | 14557 | 2,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 26262 | 4,0 |
| North West | 27856 | 4,2 |
| Northern Cape | 14376 | 2,2 |
| Western Cape | 109157 | 16,6 |
| Unknown | 0,0 | |
| Total | 657627 | 100,0 |
“Our recoveries now stand at 586 844 which translates to a recovery rate of 89,2%” said Minister Mkhize
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 3063 | 83629 | 1202 |
| Free State | 838 | 28934 | 13603 |
| Gauteng | 4022 | 192447 | 20321 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2478 | 107777 | 7105 |
| Limpopo | 344 | 13572 | 641 |
| Mpumalanga | 496 | 24813 | 953 |
| North West | 325 | 23382 | 4149 |
| Northern Cape | 184 | 10640 | 3552 |
| Western Cape | 4107 | 101650 | 3400 |
| National | 15857 | 586844 | 5492 |
