{"id":348215,"date":"2020-04-17T11:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=348215"},"modified":"2020-04-17T11:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:21:22","slug":"interesting-coronavirus-stats-for-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/trending\/348215-interesting-coronavirus-stats-for-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Interesting coronavirus stats for South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed last night that South Africa now has 2,605 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths attributed to the virus.<\/p>\n

The total number of cases in Gauteng is now 969, followed by the Western Cape with 675, and KwaZulu-Natal on 539.<\/p>\n

The growth in the number of COVID-19 cases is closely linked to the number of tests conducted. The number of coronavirus tests conducted to date in South Africa is 95,060 – a daily increase of 4,545.<\/p>\n

Providing an overall picture<\/h3>\n

To put these numbers into perspective, Media Hack has created a regularly-updated dashboard<\/strong><\/a> which provides an overview of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The dashboard launched a few weeks ago with basic statistics like the infection rate, tests conducted, and the demographics of infected people.<\/p>\n

Since then, the dashboard has been expanded to include other interesting statistics like international comparisons and average daily figures.<\/p>\n

It has also become widely used. The Media Hack coronavirus dashboard has already surpassed 400,000 pageviews since launch.<\/p>\n

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, chairperson of the Health Minister\u2019s COVID-19 advisory group, has also used the dashboard in recent presentations.<\/p>\n

A summary of the latest coronavirus statistics in South Africa and Africa from the dashboard are shown below.<\/p>\n

To see more COVID-19 statistics for South Africa, visit the Media Hack\u2019s Coronavirus Dashboard<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tests versus infections<\/h3>\n

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Daily infection increases from the first 100 cases<\/h3>\n

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Average daily tests per week<\/h3>\n

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Average daily cases per week<\/h3>\n

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Tests per 1 million people<\/h3>\n

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Provincial infections by population<\/h3>\n

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Deaths by age<\/h3>\n

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Deaths by gender<\/h3>\n

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Deaths by province<\/h3>\n

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Infections in Africa<\/h3>\n

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Now read: New SA coronavirus stats raise concerns about lockdown extension \u2013 What you should know<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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