Today, South Africa has hit the 10 000 mark with a total of 10 015 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

According to the latest press release by The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, there has been an increase of 595 cases today. A provincial breakdown can be found below,

The Western Cape has had an increase of over 300 cases. This is a huge concern for the province. The Western Cape is still the epicentre of the virus in South Africa with Gauteng ranked second and KwaZulu-Natal third. The Northern Cape went from having a run of no new cases previously to being on the rise.

Total recoveries are sitting at 4173. However, there has also been 8 new COVID-19 related deaths reported. This brings the death toll to 194. The deaths were from the following provinces, Western Cape (3), Eastern Cape (1) and Gauteng (4). A provincial breakdown can be found below,

“We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the decreased and thank the health care workers who have treated these patients,” said Mkhize.

To date there has been 341 366 COVID-19 tests conducted. 17 257 were conducted during the last 24 hour cycle. A data testing table is available below,