Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Pretoria: As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 17 200.
Provincial Case Data:
Province | Total cases for 19 May 2020 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 2135 | 12,4 |
Free State | 168 | 1,0 |
Gauteng | 2361 | 13,7 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 1616 | 9,4 |
Limpopo | 94 | 0,5 |
Mpumalanga | 78 | 0,5 |
North West | 72 | 0,4 |
Northern Cape | 37 | 0,2 |
Western Cape | 10639 | 61,9 |
Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
Total | 17200 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
488 609 have been conducted with 13 538 done in the last 24 hour cycle.
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, further 26 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported and this brings the total national deaths to 312.
Sadly, Northern Cape has reported its first death.
The total number of recoveries to date is 7960.
Provincial Deaths and Recoveries Breakdown:
Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
Eastern Cape | 41 | 839 |
Free State | 6 | 118 |
Gauteng | 27 | 1671 |
KwaZulu Natal | 46 | 818 |
Limpopo | 3 | 39 |
Mpumalanga | 0 | 57 |
North West | 1 | 28 |
Northern Cape | 1 | 27 |
Western Cape | 187 | 4363 |
Total | 312 | 7960 |
Gender and Age Distribution of Deaths:
Distribution of Deaths by Gender:
Male (%) | Female (%) | Total |
172 (55.5%) | 140 (44.5%) | 312 |
Distribution of Deaths by Age:
Age | Deaths | Percentage (%) |
0-9 | 0 | |
10-19 | 0 | |
20-29 | 1 | 0,3 |
30-39 | 18 | 5,8 |
40-49 | 42 | 13,4 |
50-59 | 68 | 21,8 |
60-69 | 84 | 26,9 |
70-79 | 62 | 19,9 |
80-89 | 29 | 9,3 |
90-99 | 8 | 2,6 |
Total | 312 | 100 |