Monday, 10 August 2020
Pretoria: As of today, a cumulative total of 563 598 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 3 740 new cases identified.
Provincial Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 10 Aug 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 82 578 | 14,7 |
| Free State | 28 909 | 5,1 |
| Gauteng | 193 561 | 34,3 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 99 386 | 17,6 |
| Limpopo | 10 711 | 1,9 |
| Mpumalanga | 19 455 | 3,5 |
| North West | 21 933 | 3,9 |
| Northern Cape | 6802 | 1,2 |
| Western Cape | 100 213 | 17,8 |
| Unknown | 50 | 0,0 |
| Total | 563 598 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
The total number of tests conducted to date is 3 267 494 with 16 911 new tests conducted since the last report.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 1 841 947 | 56% | 7 123 | 46% |
| Public | 1 425 520 | 44% | 9 788 | 54% |
| Total | 3 267 494 | 16 911 |
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably, 213 new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: 57 from Eastern Cape, 39 from Gauteng, 11 from KwaZulu Natal, 64 from Free State, 10 from Mpumalanga, 30 from Western Cape and 2 from Northern Cape. This brings the cumulative number of deaths to 10 621.
The number of recoveries currently stands at 417 200 which translates to a recovery rate of 74%.
The provincial deaths and recoveries breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries | |
| Eastern Cape | 2266 | 76 886 | |
| Free State | 414 | 13 039 | |
| Gauteng | 2618 | 145 776 | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 1420 | 55 155 | |
| Limpopo | 127 | 8207 | |
| Mpumalanga | 149 | 15 833 | |
| North West | 130 | 12 136 | |
| Northern Cape | 68 | 3307 | |
| Western Cape | 3429 | 86 861 | |
| Total | 10 621 | 417 200 |
