Minister of Health, Dr Zwelini Mkhize launch the latest Covid-19 stats last night.
As of 02 July 2020, the cumulative variety of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 168061
Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 2 July 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 30603 | 18,2 |
| Free State | 1886 | 1,1 |
| Gauteng | 49937 | 29,7 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 11669 | 6,9 |
| Limpopo | 1286 | 0,8 |
| Mpumalanga | 1478 | 0,9 |
| North West | 4788 | 2,8 |
| Northern Cape | 573 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 65841 | 39,2 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Overall | 168061 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
1 706 127 tests have actually been finished in total of which 39188 new tests are reported.
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Unfortunately, we report a further 95 COVID-19 associated deaths- 12 from Eastern Cape, 38 from Gauteng, 16 from KwaZulu Natal and 29 from Western Cape.
This brings the total deaths to 2844
We wish to express our condolences to the loved among the left and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.
The mortality rate is 1,7%
The number of recoveries is 81999, which equates to a healing rate of 48,8%
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 451 | 15843 |
| Free State | 9 | 386 |
| Gauteng | 282 | 12957 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 152 | 4111 |
| Limpopo | 10 | 570 |
| Mpumalanga | 7 | 520 |
| North West | 7 | 865 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 232 |
| Western Cape | 1925 | 46515 |
| Overall | 2844 | 81999 |
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