As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 287 796 with 11,555 new cases identified.
Case Data
Province | Total cases for 13 July 2020 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 52,058 | 18,1 |
Free State | 5632 | 2,0 |
Gauteng | 103,713 | 36,0 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 27,387 | 9,5 |
Limpopo | 3,316 | 1,2 |
Mpumalanga | 4,299 | 1,4 |
North West | 10,525 | 3,7 |
Northern Cape | 1522 | 0,5 |
Western Cape | 79 344 | 27,6 |
Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
Total | 287 796 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
A total of 2,194,624 tests have been processed cumulatively of which 40,233 tests have been conducted since the last report.
Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
Private | 1 222 884 | 56% | 26 336 | 65% |
Public | 971,740 | 44% | 13 897 | 35% |
Grand Total | 2 194 624 | 40 233 |
Reported COVID-19 Deaths:
Regrettably, we report 93 more COVID-19 related deaths: 6 from KwaZulu Natal, 11 from Mpumalanga, 16 from the Free State, 37 from the Western Cape and 23 from the Eastern Cape. This brings the total national deaths to 4172.
We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.
The recoveries to date are 138 241- this translates to a recovery rate of 48%.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
Eastern Cape | 709 | 32 083 |
Free State | 35 | 746 |
Gauteng | 644 | 33 514 |
KwaZulu Natal | 286 | 7521 |
Limpopo | 33 | 1147 |
Mpumalanga | 33 | 910 |
North West | 36 | 2474 |
Northern Cape | 11 | 354 |
Western Cape | 2385 | 59 492 |
Total | 4172 | 138 241 |