As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 688 532 with 1 641 new cases identified since the last report.
| Province | Total cases for 09 October 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 90 479 | 13,1 |
| Free State | 49 966 | 7,3 |
| Gauteng | 222 374 | 32,3 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 120 160 | 17,5 |
| Limpopo | 16 133 | 2,3 |
| Mpumalanga | 28 006 | 4,1 |
| North West | 30 522 | 4,4 |
| Northern Cape | 18 628 | 2,7 |
| Western Cape | 112 264 | 16,3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 688 532 | 100,0 |
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 360 105 with 20 419 new tests conducted since the last report.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| PRIVATE | 2 486 243 | 57% | 13 317 | 65% |
| PUBLIC | 1 873 862 | 43% | 7 102 | 35% |
| Total | 4 360 105 | 20 419 |
Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 139 more COVID-19 related deaths: 23 from Eastern Cape, 3 from the Free State, 65 from KwaZulu Natal, 28 from Gauteng, 4 from Limpopo, 7 from North West, 4 from Northern Cape and 5 from Western Cape. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 17 547.
We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health- care workers that treated the deceased patients.
Our recoveries now stand at 620 081 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 3 186 | 85 301 | 1 992 |
| Free State | 1 093 | 35 417 | 13 456 |
| Gauteng | 4 414 | 198 291 | 19 669 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2 990 | 111 509 | 5 661 |
| Limpopo | 425 | 15 093 | 615 |
| Mpumalanga | 581 | 26 554 | 871 |
| North West | 382 | 27 621 | 2 519 |
| Northern Cape | 232 | 15 388 | 3 008 |
| Western Cape | 4 244 | 104 907 | 3 113 |
| National | 17 547 | 620 081 | 50 904 |
