As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 29 240, with 1837 new cases reported from the last 24 hour testing cycle.
Case Data
|
Province |
New cases on 29 May 2020 |
Total cases for 29 May 2020 |
Percentage total |
|
Eastern Cape |
277 |
3583 |
12,3 |
|
Free State |
6 |
231 |
0,8 |
|
Gauteng |
254 |
3583 |
12,3 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
79 |
2428 |
8,3 |
|
Limpopo |
26 |
170 |
0,6 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 |
112 |
0,4 |
|
North West |
9 |
143 |
0,5 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 |
52 |
0,2 |
|
Western Cape |
1152 |
18906 |
64,7 |
|
Unknown |
32 |
32 |
0,1 |
|
Total |
1837 |
29240 |
100,0 |
Testing Data
A total of 680 175 tests have been conducted cumulatively of which 24 452 tests have been conducted since the last report.
|
Sector |
Total tested |
|
New tested |
|
|
Private |
335 834 |
49% |
13 555 |
55% |
|
Public |
344 341 |
51% |
10 897 |
45% |
|
Grand Total |
680 175 |
|
24 452 |
|
Reported COVID-19 Deaths:
Regrettably, we report 34 more COVID-19 related deaths- this brings the total national deaths to 611
The recoveries to date are 14 370 which translates to a recovery rate of 52,4%.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
|
Province |
Deaths |
Recoveries |
|
Eastern Cape |
80 |
1700 |
|
Free State |
8 |
124 |
|
Gauteng |
31 |
2019 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
50 |
1180 |
|
Limpopo |
3 |
97 |
|
Mpumalanga |
0 |
67 |
|
North West |
1 |
45 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 |
31 |
|
Western Cape |
437 |
9830 |
|
Total |
611 |
15093 |
Gender Distribution Deaths:
|
Male (%) |
Female (%) |
Total |
|
322 |
289 |
611 |
Age Distribution Deaths:
|
Age |
Deaths (%) |
Percentage |
|
0-9 |
2 |
0,3 |
|
10-19 |
1 |
0,1 |
|
20-29 |
4 |
0,6 |
|
30-39 |
34 |
5,6 |
|
40-49 |
68 |
11,1 |
|
50-59 |
152 |
24,9 |
|
60-69 |
162 |
26,5 |
|
70-79 |
120 |
19,6 |
|
80-89 |
57 |
9,5 |
|
90-99 |
11 |
1,8 |
|
|
611 |
100 |
