Minister Zweli Mkhize confirms total of 583 653 cases of Coronavirus COVID-19

15 August 2020

As announced by His Excellency President MC Ramaphosa, as of today, a cumulative total of 583 653 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded 4 513 new cases identified

Case Data

Testing Data

The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 378 029 with 26 918 new tests conducted since the last report.

Reported Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably we report a further 121 COVID-19 related deaths- 5 from Eastern Cape, 21 from Gauteng, 34 from KwaZulu-Natal, 18 from Limpopo, 17 from Free State and 26 from Western Cape.

This brings the total COVID-19 related cumulative deaths to 11 677

We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.

The recoveries now stand at 466 941 which translates to a recovery rate of 80%

UPDATE: 14 August 2020

As of today, a cumulative total of 579 140 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded.

Case Data

Testing Data

The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 351 111 with 35 614 new tests conducted since the last report

Reported Deaths and Recoveries

Regrettably we report a further 286 COVID-19 related deaths- 42 from Eastern Cape, 20 from the Free State, 26 from North West, 76 from Gauteng, 54 from KwaZulu-Natal, 22 in Mpumalanga, 18 from Northern Cape and 28 from Western Cape.

This brings the total COVID-19 related cumulative deaths to 11 556

We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.

The recoveries now stand at 461 734 which translates to a recovery rate of 79%

Issued by Department of Health, 15 August 2020