As announced by his Excellency, President MC Ramaphosa, this evening the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 12 074.
Case Data
| Province | New cases on 13 May
2020 |
Total cases for 13 May
2020 |
Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 30 | 1534 | 12,7 |
| Free State | 2 | 138 | 1,1 |
| Gauteng | 61 | 2074 | 17,2 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 19 | 1413 | 11,7 |
| Limpopo | 0 | 54 | 0,4 |
| Mpumalanga | 3 | 66 | 0,5 |
| North West | 1 | 52 | 0,4 |
| Northern Cape | 0 | 30 | 0,2 |
| Western Cape | 608 | 6713 | 55,6 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 724 | 12074 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
A total of 386 352 tests have been conducted to date with 16 655 tests done in the last 24 hour cycle.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 188 986 | 49% | 8977 | 54% |
| Public | 197 366 | 51% | 7678 | 46% |
| Grand Total | 386 352 | 16655 |
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Total Deaths: 219.
Total Recoveries (as at 12 May 2020) 4745
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries
(as at 12 May 2020) |
| Eastern Cape | 24 | 632 |
| Free State | 6 | 107 |
| Gauteng | 24 | 1343 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 44 | 618 |
| Limpopo | 3 | 30 |
| Mpumalanga | 0 | 24 |
| North West | 1 | 24 |
| Northern Cape | 0 | 17 |
| Western Cape | 117 | 1950 |
| Total | 219 | 4745 |
