October 2020
As of today, the cumulative number of detected COVID-19 cases is 694 537 with 1 178 new cases identified since the last report.
| Province | Total cases for 13 October 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 91049 | 13,1 |
| Free State | 51439 | 7,4 |
| Gauteng | 223436 | 32,2 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 120566 | 17,4 |
| Limpopo | 16384 | 2,4 |
| Mpumalanga | 28286 | 4,1 |
| North West | 31013 | 4,5 |
| Northern Cape | 19265 | 2,8 |
| Western Cape | 113099 | 16,3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 694537 | 100,0 |
The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 4 433 952 with 15 534 new tests conducted since the last report.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| PRIVATE | 2 528 313 | 57% | 11 574 | 75% |
| PUBLIC | 1 905 639 | 43% | 3 960 | 25% |
| Total | 4 433 952 | 15 534 |
Total Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, we report 165 more COVID-19 related deaths: 31 from Eastern Cape, 28 from the Free State, 50 from KwaZulu Natal, 31 from Gauteng, 5 from Limpopo, 4 from Mpumalanga, 5 from Northern Cape and 11 from Western Cape. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 18 028. Of the 163 deaths reported to- day, 18 occurred in the past 24-48 hours: 3 in the Eastern Cape, 1 in Mpumalanga, 2 in Gauteng, 2 from Northern Cape and 10 in the Western Cape.
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 625 574 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%
| Province | Total Deaths | Total Recoveries | Active Cases |
| Eastern Cape | 3331 | 86400 | 1318 |
| Free State | 1237 | 35537 | 14665 |
| Gauteng | 4492 | 199352 | 19592 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3056 | 111831 | 5679 |
| Limpopo | 430 | 15326 | 628 |
| Mpumalanga | 589 | 27040 | 657 |
| North West | 385 | 28385 | 2243 |
| Northern Cape | 237 | 16356 | 2672 |
| Western Cape | 4271 | 105347 | 3481 |
| National | 18028 | 625574 | 50935 |
