Saturday, 8 August , 2020
Pretoria: As of today, a cumulative total of 553 188 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded, with 7 712 new cases identified.
Provincial Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 8 Aug 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 82 074 | 14,8 |
| Free State | 27 742 | 5,0 |
| Gauteng | 190 999 | 34,5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 95 648 | 17,3 |
| Limpopo | 10 345 | 1,9 |
| Mpumalanga | 18 734 | 3,4 |
| North West | 21 642 | 3,9 |
| Northern Cape | 6366 | 1,2 |
| Western Cape | 99 588 | 18,0 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 553 188 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 220 265 with 36 607 new tests conducted since the last report.
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, 301 new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: 39 from Eastern Cape, 23 from Gauteng, 154 from KwaZulu Natal, 22 from Western Cape, 21 from North West, 5 from the Northern Cape and 37 from Limpopo. This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 10 210.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 404 568 which translates to a recovery rate of 73%.
The provincial deaths and recoveries breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries | |
| Eastern Cape | 2123 | 74 941 | |
| Free State | 350 | 12 155 | |
| Gauteng | 2547 | 139 745 | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 1346 | 54 161 | |
| Limpopo | 127 | 7813 | |
| Mpumalanga | 139 | 14 257 | |
| North West | 130 | 11 923 | |
| Northern Cape | 66 | 3158 | |
| Western Cape | 3376 | 86 415 | |
| Total | 10 210 | 404 568 |
