Table 7.
Provincial South African Population, Peak COVID-19 Date of Peak and Active Cases for the period 2020/01/22 to 2020/10/01 [67]
| Province | Observed Date of Peak Active COVID-19 Cases | Peak Active COVID-19 Cases (n) | Peak Active COVID-19 Cases (%) | Population (n) | Population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cape | 2020/09/05 | 4000 | 2.30 | 1,292,786 | 2.2 |
| Limpopo | 2020/07/29 | 4136 | 2.38 | 5,852,553 | 9.8 |
| Mpumalanga | 2020/07/31 | 7169 | 4.13 | 4,679,786 | 7.8 |
| North West | 2020/07/23 | 11,834 | 6.82 | 4,108,816 | 6.9 |
| Free State | 2020/07/30 | 18,066 | 10.41 | 2,928,903 | 4.9 |
| Western Cape | 2020/07/10 | 18,230 | 10.50 | 7,005,741 | 11.8 |
| Eastern Cape | 2020/07/20 | 19,638 | 11.31 | 6,734,001 | 11.3 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 2020/08/02 | 44,298 | 25.52 | 11,531,628 | 19.3 |
| Gauteng | 2020/07/20 | 77,368 | 44.57 | 15,488,137 | 26.0 |
| South Africa | 2020/07/26 | 173,587 | 100 | 59,622,350 | 100 |