As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, a cumulative total of 408 052 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 13 104 new cases identified.
Case data
| Province | Total cases for 23 July 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 69445 | 17,0 |
| Free State | 13443 | 3,3 |
| Gauteng | 148854 | 36,5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 53406 | 13,1 |
| Limpopo | 6068 | 1,5 |
| Mpumalanga | 8987 | 2,2 |
| North West | 15901 | 3,9 |
| Northern Cape | 2970 | 0,7 |
| Western Cape | 88928 | 21,8 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 408052 | 100,0 |
Testing data
The total number of tests conducted to date is 2 632 106 with 46 632 new tests conducted since the last report
Reported deaths and recoveries
Regrettably we report 153 new COVID-19 related deaths: 48 from Eastern Cape, 31 from Gauteng, 38 from KwaZulu Natal, 8 from Northern Cape, 28 from Western Cape.
This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 6 093.
We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 236 260 which translates to a recovery rate of 58%
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 1393 | 53591 |
| Free State | 62 | 1821 |
| Gauteng | 1187 | 77397 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 515 | 18786 |
| Limpopo | 33 | 2781 |
| Mpumalanga | 52 | 4018 |
| North West | 48 | 4019 |
| Northern Cape | 23 | 1152 |
| Western Cape | 2780 | 72695 |
| Total | 6093 | 236260 |
