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 15 093 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 |
