COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

Confirmed cases by province
COVID-19 related deaths by province
Map of confirmed recoveries by province.
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	South Africa
First case	Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
Arrival date	1 March 2020 (11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days ago)
Origin	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Confirmed cases	205,721 As of 6 July 2020
Active cases	107,873 As of 6 July 2020
Recovered	97,848 As of 6 July 2020
Deaths	3,310 As of 6 July 2020
Official website
sacoronavirus.co.za

The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize confirmed that the virus spread to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. The first death to have occurred from the disease was reported on 27 March 2020.

On 15 March, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a national state of disaster, and announced measures such as immediate travel restrictions and the closure of schools from 18 March. On 17 March, the National Coronavirus Command Council was established, "to lead the nation's plan to contain the spread and mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus". On 23 March, a national lockdown was announced, starting on 26 March 2020. On 21 April, a 500 billion rand stimulus was announced in response to the pandemic.

Ramaphosa announced that from 1 May 2020, a gradual and phased easing of the lockdown restrictions would begin, lowering the national alert level to 4. From 1 June the national restrictions were lowered to level 3.

As of 2 May 2020, the median age of those who had died was 64 years. As of 6 July 2020, of 1,864,111 tests conducted, 205,721 cases were confirmed, 3,310 people died, and 97,848 had recovered.

Timeline

March 2020 —

COVID-19 cases in South Africa  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases MarMarAprAprMayMayJunJun Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date			# of cases	deaths
2020-03-05		​	1(n.a.)
2020-03-06		​	1(=)
2020-03-07		​	2(+100%)
2020-03-08		​	3(+50%)
2020-03-09		​	7(+133%)
2020-03-10		​	7(=)
2020-03-11		​	13(+86%)
2020-03-12		​	16(+23%)
2020-03-13		​	24(+50%)
2020-03-14		​	38(+58%)
2020-03-15		​	51(+34%)
2020-03-16		​	62(+22%)
2020-03-17		​	85(+37%)
2020-03-18		​	116(+36%)
2020-03-19		​	150(+29%)
2020-03-20		​	202(+35%)
2020-03-21		​	240(+19%)
2020-03-22		​	274(+14%)
2020-03-23		​	402(+47%)
2020-03-24		​	554(+38%)
2020-03-25		​	709(+28%)
2020-03-26		​	927(+31%)
2020-03-27		​ ​ ​	1,170(+26%)	1(n.a.)
2020-03-28		​ ​ ​	1,187(+2%)	1(=)
2020-03-29		​ ​ ​	1,280(+8%)	2(+100%)
2020-03-30		​ ​ ​	1,326(+4%)	3(+50%)
2020-03-31		​ ​ ​	1,353(+2%)	5(+67%)
2020-04-01		​ ​ ​	1,380(+2%)	5(=)
2020-04-02		​ ​ ​	1,462(+6%)	5(=)
2020-04-03		​ ​ ​	1,505(+3%)	7(+40%)
2020-04-04		​ ​ ​	1,585(5%)	9(+29%)
2020-04-05		​ ​ ​	1,655(+4%)	11(+22%)
2020-04-06		​ ​ ​	1,686(+2%)	12(+9%)
2020-04-07		​ ​ ​	1,749(+4%)	13(+8%)
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	1,845(+6%)	18(+40%)
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	1,934(+5%)	18(=)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	2,003(+4%)	24(+34%)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	2,028(+1%)	25(+4%)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	2,173(+7%)	25(=)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	2,272(+5%)	27(+8%)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	2,415(+6%)	27(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	2,506(+4%)	34(+26%)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	2,605(+4%)	48(+41%)
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	2,783(+7%)	50(+4%)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	3,034(+9%)	52(+4%)
2020-04-19		​ ​ ​	3,158(+4%)	54(+4%)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	3,300(+4%)	58(+7%)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	3,465(+5%)	58(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	3,635(+5%)	65(+12%)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	3,953(+8%)	75(+15%)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	4,220(+7%)	79(5%)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	4,361(+3%)	86(+9%)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	4,546(+4%)	87(+1%)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	4,793(+5%)	90(+3%)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	4,996(+4%)	93(+3%)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	5,350(+7%)	103(+11%)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	5,647(+6%)	103(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	5,951(+5%)	116(+13%)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	6,336(+6%)	123(+6%)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	6,783(+7%)	131(+6%)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	7,220(+6%)	138(+5%)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	7,572(+5%)	148(+7%)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	7,808(+3%)	153(+3%)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	8,232(+5%)	161(+5%)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	8,895(+8%)	178(+11%)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	9,420(+6%)	186(+5%)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	10,015(+6%)	194(+4%)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	10,652(+6%)	206(+6%)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	11,350(+7%)	206(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	12,074(+6%)	219(+6%)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	12,739(+6%)	238(+9%)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	13,524(+6%)	247(+4%)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	14,355(+6%)	261(+6%)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	15,515(+8%)	264(+1%)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	16,433(+6%)	286(+8%)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	17,200(+5%)	312(+9%)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	18,003(+5%)	339(+9%)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	19,137(+6%)	369(+9%)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	20,125(+5%)	397(+8%)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	21,343(+7%)	407(+3%)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	22,583(+6%)	429(+5%)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	23,615(+5%)	481(+12%)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	24,264(+7%)	524(+9%)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	25,937(+7%)	552(+5%)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	27,403(+6%)	577(+5%)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	29,240(+7%)	611(+6%)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	30,967(+6%)	643(+5%)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	32,683(+6%)	683(+6%)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	34,357(+5%)	705(+3%)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	35,812(+4%)	755(+7%)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	37,525(+5%)	792(+5%)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	40,792(+9%)	848(+7%)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	43,434(+6%)	908(+7%)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	45,973(+6%)	952(+5%)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	48,285(+5%)	998(+5%)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	50,879(+5%)	1,080(+8%)
Sources: COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

On 1 March 2020, the first patient later confirmed with COVID-19 in South Africa, returned with his wife and 8 others from the Metropolitan City of Milan in Italy, travelling via Dubai, O. R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Gauteng and King Shaka International Airport in Durban to Hilton. On 3 March, the patient reported with symptoms to a private general practitioner and isolated himself; the doctor isolated herself as well. On 5 March the Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, announced the first confirmed case, epidemiologists and clinicians from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) were deployed to KwaZulu-Natal in response. and the patient went to Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg.

On 7 March, it was announced that a woman from the same travel group from Italy, returning to Gauteng, also tested positive.

On 11 March 6 new cases were reported, with 1 case from the same travel group from Italy, while the other 5 cases appear unrelated having travel histories to other European countries. The first case was confirmed in the Western Cape province. 3 new cases were announced on 12 March, including the first case in Mpumalanga province. The first local transmission and first case in the Free State province was also announced, but withdrawn later in the day by the NICD who confirmed that the case's test result was in fact negative. This brought the total cases to 16.

On 15 March, the first local transmissions, not yet confirmed by government labs, were announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. and the following day, the first confirmed case from Limpopo province was announced. The day thereafter, on 17 March, the first confirmed cases of local transmission were announced by government labs, 4 in Gauteng, 3 in KwaZulu-Natal, and 1 in the Western Cape. On the next day, 18 March, the first confirmed case of local transmission in Mpumalanga was announced by government labs.

On 19 March, the Health Minister suggested that two-thirds of the South African population could contract the virus, a prediction in line with Europe's estimates on population infection.

On 20 March, the Free State province recorded seven cases, becoming the sixth of South Africa's nine provinces to be infected. Of the seven cases, five were from abroad (Israel, France and Texas) who had congregated for a church gathering attended by 200 people. O. R. Tambo International Airport instituted isolation of foreigners on arrival and returning them to their countries of origin.

On 21 March, the confirmed number of cases reached 240 with the Eastern Cape reporting its first case, making it the seventh of the nine provinces to report a case. On 23 March, a national 21-day lockdown was announced by President Ramaphosa to begin on 26 March to 16 April. By 24 March all nine provinces had confirmed cases, with the first cases in the Northern Cape and North West announced.

On 27 March, Mkhize announced the 1st confirmed death in South Africa from COVID-19.

On 1 April, researchers from the NICD and South African National Bioinformatics Institute at the University of Western Cape released the genetic sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 from a South African COVID-19 patient. Pick-up trucks dispensed free hand sanitizer in Alexandra in early April.

On 9 April, it was announced that South Africa's cabinet members, which include the President, Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers would donate one-third of their salaries for three months to a solidarity fund.

On 9 April, the St Augustine's Hospital in Durban was shut down following a localised outbreak of over 60 confirmed cases and four COVID-19 related deaths; by then 1,845 had tested positive for the virus nationally with total 18 deaths.

On 10 April, health experts were surprised at the dramatic slow-down in the daily rate of new cases over the previous two weeks, however it was feared that this slow-down may trigger complacency.

On 10 April, Mkhize recommended that the general public use cloth facemasks when going out in public.

On 12 April, there was an increase of over 145 (7.1%) cases including 23 officials and 3 prisoners at the East London Correctional Centre.

On 13 April, chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Salim Abdool Karim indicated that the lockdown had been effective in delaying transmissions. He also described the country's 8-stage plan to combat the coronavirus. This included criteria for extending or easing the lockdown.

On 14 April, the number of confirmed cases grew by 143, with 70 of the new cases being from the Eastern Cape.

By 23 April, when President Ramaphosa again addressed the nation the total number of cases had increased to 3953. Detailed figures released by the NICD showed that in April that the number of cases had taken distinct trajectories in different provinces. In the two weeks from 9 to 23 April, the cases in the coastal provinces had a very high increase – Eastern Cape cases rose 583% from a low base, KwaZulu-Natal rose 108% and Western Cape 148%. North West (67%) and Gauteng (57%) had high increases, while the other provinces had much lower increases from 6% in the Northern Cape to 23% in Limpopo (all with low absolute numbers – 106 in the Free State and under 30 in each of the other provinces).

As of 27 April 2020 23:59, the median age of laboratory-confirmed cases was 38 years (interquartile range 29–51 years), and children aged <10 years accounted for 3% (156/4996).

On 19 May 2020, scientists advising the government estimated 475 confirmed COVID-19 deaths by the end of that month, and more than forty-thousand deaths by November. They also estimated that there could be insufficient ICU beds by June or July. The scientists stated that these estimates were subject to deviations and were based on simple and pessimistic assumptions.

Preparations and response

After the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, an emergency operation centre was immediately activated.

Testing

A COVID-19 testing tent at the Paarl Provincial Hospital

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) started testing people in South Africa for SARS-CoV-2 on 28 January 2020, and by 7 February had conducted 42 such tests.

By mid-March, state hospitals were offering free COVID-19 testing.

On 30 March 2020, the government announced its intentions of initiating an enhanced screening and testing programme. On 3 April 2020, the NICD made alterations to its testing guidelines to further allow for anyone who presented with relevant COVID-19 symptoms to be tested (previously there were additional requirements such as history of foreign travel or recent contact with a confirmed case). By the start of April, 67 mobile testing units had been established and 47000 people had been tested, some in drive-through facilities.

On 8 April, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) detailed its testing capacity through the country. The NHLS would be able to perform approximately 36000 tests per day.

Many private clinical pathology laboratories were also conducting tests. The CEO of the NHLS, Dr Kamy Chetty, said that by 9 April 2020 the majority of tests had been done in the private sector as the initial cases had been linked to international travellers who were likely to be on private medical aids.

By 9 April 2020, South Africa had conducted 68874 tests at 1.2 tests per thousand, considerably lower than for example Turkey (3.3), the United Kingdom (3.6), and South Korea (9.7). However, the ratio of positive tests to total tests conducted was significantly lower than most countries. By 10 April, the number of tests had increased to 73028, making the average number of tests per day in the first 10 days of April roughly 3300. The chair of the board of the NHLS, Eric Buch, stated that it had a capacity of 15000 tests per day and would welcome doing more tests. On 12 April, Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that the number of tests carried out in the previous 24 hours had increased to 5 032, with 3 192 carried out in public laboratories.

On 14 April, Stavros Nicolaou, head of Business for South Africa's healthcare working group and Aspen Pharmacare executive, said that South Africa had the capacity and kits to do 25000 tests a day.

By 23 April the total number of tests was 143570. The number of daily tests increased: for the first 14 days of April the daily average number of tests was 3394; for the next 9 days the daily average was 6283. The rate of positive tests versus total tests remained less than 3%. The Minister of Health released figures that showed that of all the tests done up to 23 April 62% had been done in the private sector and 38% in the public sector. However, that ratio was changing as the public sector increased capacity. The public sector performed 63% of the new tests reported on 23 April 2020.

By 27 April, 185497 tests have been performed on South African residents, with the public sector now doing the majority of the tests. Provincial test coverage varied by over a factor of 8. The number of tests per 100000 residents (based on 2019 population estimates) was Northwest 66, Limpopo 69, Mpumalanga 101, Northern Cape 111, Eastern Cape 247, KwaZulu-Natal 270, Free State 284, Gauteng 439, and Western Cape 541 (national average 317). A surveillance programme was started to monitor community transmission (as opposed to tests done on people who displayed symptoms or who had been in contact with COVID-19 patients). In the three arms of the programme 812 tests had been done and two positive cases had been detected.

Clinical trials, vaccines, and treatment

On 17 March 2020, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority announced that it would expedite review of treatments, vaccines and clinical trials.

A team from 8 universities and 14 hospitals led by Helen Rees and Jeremy Nel from the University of the Witwatersrand participated in the World Health Organisation Solidarity Clinical Trials that investigated medications.

State of disaster

Shoppers practicing measures of social distancing whilst buying groceries in South Africa.

By mid-March, isolation measures gathered pace, and on 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster, prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people.

On 17 March, Ramaphosa, supported by Deputy President David Mabuza, convened the inaugural meeting of the National Command Council on COVID-19, or as it was subsequently called, the National Coronavirus Command Council, "to lead the nation’s plan to contain the spread and mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus".

On 18 March, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma signed a government gazette limiting the number of patrons at pubs, clubs, and restaurants to 50.

Parliament suspended all activities as of 18 March. and the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) postponed their elective conferences. The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) cancelled all scheduled cases from 18 March 2020 and prohibited walk-in referrals of new cases – in lieu of electronic referrals.

Schools were closed on 18 March 2020, resuming tentatively in May, with the June holidays shortened by a week and the September holidays shortened by 3 days. Most universities suspended classes around this time as well. University of Pretoria, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, Rhodes University, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Durban University of Technology graduation ceremonies were cancelled or postponed until further notice.

After panic buying, some retailers put limitations on the number of certain items customers could buy. On 19 March, Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel signed a government gazette that enforces price controls on essential items and that could see price gougers punished with measures including a R10 million fine, a fine equivalent to 10% of a firm's turnover, or 12 months in prison.

On 3 June, Minister Dlamini-Zuma extended the state of disaster, which was to lapse on 15 June, three months after its announcement, to 4 July citing "the need to continue augmenting the existing mitigation measures undertaken by organs of state to address the impact of the disaster."

Lockdown

Greenmarket Square in Cape Town seven days before (left) and on the first day (right) of the COVID-19 national lockdown. After the lockdown the market stall traders that normally setup on the square everyday are not present and only people exempt from the lockdown (security personnel and municipal employees) can be seen.

On 23 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation and announced a 21-day national lockdown effective from midnight 27 March through to 16 April, with the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the government. On 9 April the President announced a two-week lockdown extension, until the end of April. Exempt from the lockdown are people deemed necessary to the effective response to the pandemic such as:

• health workers, pharmacy and laboratory personnel, emergency personnel;
• security services (police officers, military personnel, and private security);
• people regarded as necessary to the basic functioning of the economy (supermarkets, transportation and logistical services, petrol stations, banks, essential financial and payment services); and
• those working in industries that can not be economically shut down (such as mines and steel mills).

During the lockdown, all gatherings except for funerals were prohibited. Restaurants, taverns, bottle stores and all other stores not selling essential goods were to close during the lockdown period. Schools, already closed a week before the lockdown period, will not reopen until after the lockdown. Non-exempt people are only allowed to leave their homes during this period to access health services, collect social grants, attend small funerals (no more than 50 people) and shop for essential goods. See the South African Government Gazette 25 March 2020 for a complete list of exemptions and non-exemptions during the lockdown period. South Africans were ordered not to take their dogs for a walk during the lockdown, though they may walk them around their house or apartment building.

A billboard at the end of Long Street, Cape Town encourages people to stay at home during the lockdown period.

People may not be evicted from their place of residence during the lockdown.

Movement between provinces, and between metropolitan and district areas are prohibited except for

• essential workers, to and from work;
• transportation of sanitised and disinfected cargo from ports of entry;
• the transportation of mortal remains; and
• the attendance of funerals (restricted).

All borders of the country are closed during the lockdown, except for designated ports of entry for the transportation of fuel, cargo, and goods.

International and domestic passenger flights are prohibited, except for flights authorised by the Ministry of Transport, for the evacuation of South African nationals in foreign countries, and for certain repatriations.

Reduced deaths

The lockdown resulted in reduced deaths from road accidents and homicides. During Easter, from 9 April 2020 to 13 April, there were 28 fatalities from road accidents during the lockdown, compared to 162 in 2019. During the lockdown, 432 murder cases were reported, compared to 1542 during the same period the previous year: 29 March 2019 to 22 April 2019. Overall deaths for the year up to 21 April 2020 were "generally within the bounds of expectation" according to the Medical Research Council. Nonetheless for the 5 weeks before 21 April 2020, non-natural deaths including those from homicide and road traffic accidents were lower for both females and males.

Levels

Easing of the national lockdown restrictions, based on a risk-adjusted strategy, started on 1 May 2020, becoming level 4. From 1 June, the national restrictions were lowered to level 3.

COVID-19 risk-adjusted strategy for easing of lockdown restrictions

5					Drastic measures required to contain the spread of the virus to save lives.
5	4				Liquor ban: sale, dispensing, distribution, and transportation (except where alcohol is required for industries producing hand sanitizers, disinfectants, soap, alcohol for industrial use, household cleaning products, and liquor for export purposes). No special or events liquor licenses may be considered for approval. (26)
5	4				Tobacco sales ban: tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and related products. (27)
	4				Curfew from 20:00 until 05:00, except if granted a permit to perform an essential or permitted service, or is attending to a security or medical emergency. (16.3)
	4				Evictions, prohibition of: orders of eviction are stayed and suspended until level 4 ends, unless overridden by a court. (19)
	4				Movement: people may leave their place of residence to perform an essential or permitted service, go to work if they have a permit, buy permitted goods, obtain permitted services, move children, as allowed, walk, run, or cycle between 06:00 and 09:00, within a 5 km of their place of residence. (16.1–2)
	4				Public transport: the Minister of Transport may allow the resumption of rail, bus services, taxi services; e-hailing services; and private vehicles, by setting out the hygiene conditions to limit exposure to COVID-19. (20)
	4				Movement between provinces, metropolitan municipalities, and district municipalities are prohibited except for workers with a permit to perform an essential or permitted service, attending funerals, transportation of mortal remains, and students of permitted schools or higher education institutions. (16.4) A once-off, one-way return to place of residence between 1 May 2020 to 7 May 2020, staying there until the end of level 4. (16.5)
	4				Closure of borders: except for designated ports of entry, and for the transportation of fuel, cargo, and goods. (21)
	4				Gatherings are banned, except for funerals (limited to 50 people, but night vigils at funerals are banned (18.2–3); and movement between provinces, metropolitan municipalities, and district municipalities are allowed only for close family and partners with permits to do so. (18.1, 5)); when at a workplace; or when buying or obtaining essential goods and services (23.1)
	4				Places closed to the public: where religious, cultural, sporting, entertainment, recreational, exhibitional, organisational, or similar activities are held; public parks, sports grounds and fields, beaches and swimming pools; flea markets; fêtes and bazaars; night clubs; casinos; hotels, lodges, bed and breakfasts, airbnbs', timeshare facilities and resorts, and guest houses, except where required for remaining tourists confined to hotels, lodges and guest houses; game reserves except where required for remaining confined tourists; holiday resorts except where required for remaining confined tourists; taverns and shebeens, or similar establishments; theatres and cinemas; and museums (24.1–2); places that pose a risk to public of COVID-19. (24.4) Exceptions for those rendering security and maintenance services. (24.3)
	4				Sales allowed: food, cleaning, protective, babycare, stationery; winter clothing, bedding, heating; medical supplies; fuel, coal, wood, gas; hardware supplies for emergency home repairs and essential services by qualified tradespersons; components for vehicles for essential workers; chemicals, packaging, and supply of level 4 products.
	4	3			Facemasks, cloth: mandatory when in public.
	4	3			Screening: public and at workplaces.
		3			Liquor sales: sale of liquor for off-site consumption (including e-commerce sales) permitted between Monday and Thursday between 09:00 and 17:00. Transportation and distribution of liquor permitted. The consumption of liquor at place of sale is prohibited. No special or events liquor licenses may be considered for approval.
		3			Tobacco sales ban: tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and related products.
		3			Evictions, prohibition of: orders of eviction are stayed and suspended until level 3 ends, unless overridden by a court.
		3			Movement: people may leave their place of residence to perform an essential or permitted service, go to work if they have a permit, buy permitted goods, obtain permitted services, move children, as allowed, exercise between 06:00 and 18:00, provided it is not done in groups and adheres to health protocols and social distancing, attend a place of worship, provided it is within the same province, attend a school or learning institution.
		3			Movement of children between guardians or caregivers: permitted if in possession of a court order, a parenting plan, or a permit issued by a magistrate's court, provided the household is COVID-19 free.
		3			Movement between provinces, metropolitan municipalities, district municipalities, and hotspots are prohibited except for workers with a permit to perform an essential or permitted service, moving to a new place of residence or caring for an immediate family member and possessing the appropriate affidavit, members of parliament performing oversight responsibilities, students of permitted schools or higher education institutions, attending funerals, transportation of mortal remains, obtaining medical treatment, and people returning to their place of residence from a quarantine or isolation facility.
		3			Gatherings are banned, except for attending faith-based institutions (limited to 50 people or less depending on the size of the place of worship.); an agricultural auction; a professional non-contact sports match (only players, match officials, journalists, and medical and television crew.); funerals (limited to 50 people, but night vigils at funerals are banned (18.2–3); and movement between provinces, metropolitan municipalities, and district municipalities are allowed only for close family and partners with permits to do so.); when at a workplace; or when buying or obtaining essential goods and services.
		3			Places closed to the public: where religious, cultural, sporting, entertainment, recreational, exhibitional, organisational, or similar activities are held; gyms and fitness centres; sports grounds and fields, and swimming pools, except if training professional athletes and for hosting professional non-contact sports matches; fêtes and bazaars; night clubs; casinos; hotels, lodges, bed and breakfasts, airbnbs, timeshare facilities and resorts, and guest houses, except where required for remaining tourists confined to hotels, lodges and guest houses, for persons for work purposes, and for persons in quarantine or isolation; conference facilities; bars, taverns and shebeens, or similar establishments; theatres and cinemas; museums; beaches and public parks; tourist attractions, except for private self-drive excursions; Exceptions for those rendering security and maintenance services.
		3			Closure of borders: except for designated ports of entry, for the transportation of fuel, cargo and goods, and for humanitarian operations, repatriations, evacuations, medical emergencies, movement of staff of diplomatic and international organisations, and daily commuters.
		3			Public transport: the Minister of Transport may allow the resumption of rail, bus services, taxi services; e-hailing services; and private vehicles, by setting out the hygiene conditions to limit exposure to COVID-19.
		3			Domestic air travel is permitted except if for recreational, leisure, or tourism purposes.
		3			All businesses may operate, provided they follow hygiene protocols, have a COVID-19 plan and a compliance officer, except for short-term home rental for leisure purposes (e.g. airbnbs); passenger ships for leisure purposes; and entertainment activities.
		3			On a date to be announced, the following places and businesses may reopen to the public: personal care services, including hairdressing, barbering, facial treatments, makeup and nail salons, body massage, and piercing and tattoo parlours (from the 19 June 2020); restaurants for 'sit-down' meals; accredited and licensed accommodation, except for home-sharing and airbnbs; conferences and meetings for business purposes; cinemas and theatres; casinos; and non-contact sports (e.g., golf, tennis, cricket) and training for contact sports;
			2		Further easing of restrictions, maintenance of physical distancing.
				1	Most normal activities resume with precautions.

Enforcement

Minister of Police Bheki Cele announced, on 5 April, a reduction in cash-in-transit thefts thanks to increased road blocks and more visible policing. He also announced a reduced murder rate. Trauma related hospital admission decreased by two-thirds. By the end of the first seven days of the lockdown a total of 2,289 people had been arrested for violating lockdown orders with over 17000 total arrests for various crimes.

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on 8 April, was put on special leave for two months, one without pay, for violating lockdown regulations. A picture of her appeared on social media while having lunch at ANC NEC member Mduduzi Manana's home.

Enforcement was done across the country with varying degrees of success. In the Eastern Cape it was reported in early April that little to no enforcement of the lockdown was implemented in at least some of the province's rural areas.

The use of force by police and SANDF personnel was controversial with multiple reports of excessive force in enforcing the lockdown. This included incidents of beatings and preventing people from filming police abuses leading the public advocacy group Right2Know to release a statement that the police had no right to prevent the public "from exercising their constitutional right to film and record incidents".

By the fifth day, three people had died due to alleged excessive force by security officials enforcing the lockdown, equaling the number of people that had died of the virus in South Africa by that date. By 3 April, the eighth day of the lockdown, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) reported that they were investigating eight deaths involving the police since the start of the lockdown. At the time, this exceeded the number of deaths in the country due to the pandemic. This was in-spite of President Ramaphosa's public call for police restraint. By 12 April a total of nine people had died due to police and army action following the beating to death of a man in Alexandra by the army.

The South African National Editors' Forum issued a statement expressing concern over police action denying the media access to sites when covering COVID-19 related stories. On 27 April the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns about the heavy handed and highly militarised enforcement of COVID-19 related lockdown measures in a number of countries including South Africa. By 30 April the government confirmed that a total of five people were alleged to have been killed by police within the first three weeks of the lock down along with 152 incidents of assault by police.

The Pretoria High Court ordered the South African government to take steps to prevent police abuse during the lockdown, following the death of Collins Khosa, who died of injuries after being beaten by the police.

Tobacco sales

During the announcement on the lifting of level 5 lockdown measures on 23 April President Ramaphosa announced that the sale of tobacco would be re-legalised, this statement was contradicted on 29 April by Minister Dlamini-Zuma. The resulting uncertainty over the legality of tobacco sales during level 4 lockdown caused British American Tobacco to file an urgent court appeal which was dropped on 6 May and reopened by 29 May. The ban raised concerns by the Human Sciences Research Council and South African Revenue Service that it would encourage the growth of illicit tobacco sales thereby growing the power and influence of organised crime. The ANC Women's League defended Dlamini-Zuma's statement amid accusations that she was receiving financial support from illicit tobacco traders. By 4 May President Ramaphosa confirmed the continuation of the ban during level 4. The Democratic Alliance accused Dlamini-Zuma of lying to the public over the strength of support for the tobacco ban and called for her removal from office.

Criticism

The uncertainties around the length of the lockdown, its intensity, and concerns over the erosion of civil liberties has drawn criticism from a number of notable individuals and political parties in South Africa. Former finance minister and senior ANC member Trevor Manuel questioned the rationality of the way in which government implemented the lockdown whilst expressing concern that the lockdown endangered South African Constitution. The DA challenged the use of the military to enforced night curfews, criticised the ban on e-commerce and restrictions on exercise hours, and filed a court challenge over the constitutionality of the lack of parliamentary oversight in the National Disaster Management Act. The Freedom Front Plus filed an application to the Gauteng High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the National Disaster Management Act. The Economic Freedom Fighters criticised the relaxation of some of the May 2020 lockdown regulations as an example of giving into industry pressure by allowing them to reopen.

Repatriation

On 14 March 2020, 112 South Africans were repatriated from Wuhan, China, and placed under observation and in quarantine at The Ranch Resort near Polokwane.

Medical screening was performed prior to departure, four South Africans who were showing signs of coronavirus were left behind to mitigate risk. Only South Africans who tested negative were repatriated.

Test results cleared all the South Africans, including the flight crew, pilots, hotel staff, police and soldiers involved in the humanitarian mission who, as a precautionary measure, all remained under observation and in quarantine for a 14-day period at The Ranch Resort.

Aid from Cuba

On 27 April 217 Cuban doctors arrived in South Africa to assist with the pandemic response at the invitation of the South African government and were deployed across the country.

Their arrival and the reported R429 million (equivalent to US$23 million) cost paid to the Cuban government was controversial. The South African Medical Association stated that their deployment was premature as many South African doctors and nurses had not yet been deployed as part of the pandemic response. The South African Internationally Trained Health Professionals Association criticised the government for not instead using unemployed South African medical graduates. The Democratic Alliance stated that government should first prioritise using local healthcare professionals. The Daily Maverick questioned the high cost paid for the doctors. The United States government criticised their deployment and payments made for their services as a form of human trafficking whilst the Cuban government rejected allegations of profiting from the deployment of its doctors and stated that criticism was part of a "smear campaign".

Impact

Economic impact

Volunteers in Philippi, Cape Town packing food parcels to be given out to the needy during the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown. The lockdown had a seriously negative impact on South Africa's economy that hit the poor and unemployed especially hard.

See also: Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

At the beginning of the national shutdown on 27 March South African economists predicted that the pandemic could cause a 2.5% to 10% contraction of South Africa's total GDP in 2020. The national lockdown and resulting economic slowdown reduced demand for electricity by more than 7500 MW thereby temporarily reducing the impact of the long running South African energy crisis. It is estimated that the government would experience a revenue shortfall for 2020 of between R70 billion and R100 billion. This resulted in the South African government announcing a R500 billion (US$26.9 billion) stimulus package thereby accelerating deficit spending from 6.8% to over 10% of GDP for the 2020 financial year.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange lost 15% of its value in the week ending 13 March 2020, its worst week in 21 years.

On 19 March, the South African Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago announced a reduction of the country's repo rate by 100 basis points or 1 percentage point to 5.25%. On 14 April, a further reduction to 4.25% per year was made.

On 22 March, Standard Bank announced a 90-day payment holiday for small and medium-sized business and students to try and shield them from the economic impact of the outbreak, starting from 1 April.

Social impact

Events cancelled or postponed

Major sporting codes suspended their activities, including Super Rugby, 2019-20 Pro14 season, Varsity Rugby, Premier Soccer League, Athletics South Africa, Sunshine Tour golf, Wimpy Lifesaving South Africa national championships and Parkrun. The Cape Epic cycle tour, the 2020 Two Oceans Marathon and the 2020 Comrades Marathon were cancelled.

Live events cancelled or postponed included the Mangaung African Cultural Festival (MACUFE), Bloem Show, AfrikaBurn, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Splashy Fen Festival, Rand Show, National Arts Festival (changing to virtual), SciFest Africa (postponed to 9–15 September), WWE Live South Africa (postponed until September) and Comic Con Cape Town. South African tours were postponed by the Lighthouse Family, Boyz II Men and BeBe Winans.

Trade and agricultural shows postponed or cancelled included HuntEx, DecorEx Cape Town & Durban, Tyrexpo (postponed to 4–6 August 2020), Power & Electricity World expo (postponed until 20–21 August), the Pietermaritzburg Royal Show, SA Cheese Festival, Qualité Awards Dinner, and Agri-Expo Western Cape Youth Show.

The Zion Christian Church cancelled its annual Easter pilgrimage. The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) suspended Friday prayers, then closed mosques altogether on Sunday 22 March, but the call to prayer will still be given. Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein suspended Synagogues. Traditional circumcision schools in the Eastern Cape were suspended.

The City of Johannesburg closed all public facilities indefinitely including public swimming pools, recreational and civic centres, stadiums, libraries, sporting facilities, and the Johannesburg Zoo. The Ethekhwini Metropolitan Municipality closed all of Durban's public facilities including swimming pools, beaches, libraries, community halls, and museums while restrictions have been put in place for the Durban Art Gallery and cemeteries to only allow 50 people at a time. The City of Cape Town closed all public facilities indefinitely including public swimming pools, recreational and civic centres, stadiums, sporting facilities, and the nature reserves.

Looting

A number of liquor stores and food stores were targeted by looters in the Cape Town suburbs of Elsies River, Delft South, Samora Machel, Manenberg, Sherwood Park, Nyanga Junction, and Gatesville.

Notable deaths

• 31 March 2020 – Gita Ramjee, scientist and researcher in HIV prevention.
• 12 May 2020 – Clarence Mini, chairperson of the Council of Medical Schemes, uMkhonto we Sizwe, AIDS activist.
• 13 May 2020 – Lungile Tom, eNCA camera operator.
• 14 June 2020 – Elsa Joubert, author.
• 28 June 2020 – Nomandla Yako, HIV/Aids activist, Treatment Action Campaign.
• 6 July 2020 − Gordon Kegakilwe, North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs.

Misinformation

Main article: Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic

The arrival of the COVID-19 virus in South Africa saw an increase in the dissemination of misinformation about the virus on social media and other platforms. These range from messages minimising the virus's harm in the country to the propagation of conspiracy theories about government actions to control the virus.

Deliberately spreading fake news and other misinformation in South Africa about the virus was declared an offence punishable by a fine, six months' imprisonment, or both.

One individual was arrested for posting a video showing himself drinking in public with friends following the national lock-down whilst stating that there was "nothing called corona here". In another incident a man claimed that 10000 government officials would be going door-to-door using contaminated test kits to test people for the virus. A conspiracy theory that Bill Gates wished to test a COVID-19 "vaccine" in Africa or South Africa first caused significant controversy on social media following the publication of a now retracted story in News24. Trevor Noah stated that he received hate mail for conducting the interview on The Daily Show with Gates where it was falsely reported that Gates made the claim.

Fake news that 5G cellular technology was the true cause of COVID-19 symptoms also spread in the country during this period as it also did in other countries around the world.

Statistics

National

• Cumulative progression

Deaths in South Africa by age group

age	deaths	percentage
Unallocated	21	0.8
0–9 years	3	0.1
10–19 years	7	0.2
20–29 years	43	1.6
30–39 years	164	6.0
40–49 years	339	12.3
50–59 years	652	23.7
60–69 years	717	26.1
70–79 years	492	17.9
80–89 years	246	8.9
≥ 90 years	65	2.4

Status as of 1 July 2020

Regional

COVID-19 confirmed cases in South Africa by province ()

2020	Screened		People tested (antigen)	Confirmed cases												Hosp		Deaths		Rec	Ref
		Referred		EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NW	NC	WC	un	New	Total		ICU	New	Total
03-04			181											0	0
03-05							1							1	1
03-06							1							0	1
03-07						1	1							1	2
03-08						1	2							1	3
03-09						1	6							4	7
03-10														3	10
03-11			645			5	7					1		3	13
03-12			848		0	6	8		1			1		3	16
03-13			924			10	10		1			3		8	24
03-14			1017			17	11		1			9		14	38
03-15			1476			24	12		1			14		13	51
03-16			2405			31	12	1	2			16		11	62
03-17			2911			45	16	1	2			21		23	85
03-18			3070			61	19	1	4			31		31	116
03-19			4832			76	22	1	5			46		34	150
03-20			6438		7	109	24	1	5			56		52	202
03-21			7425	1	7	125	27	1	5			74		38	240
03-22			9315	2	9	132	36	1	6			88		34	274
03-23			12815	2	13	207	60	4	9	4	2	100	1	128	402
03-24			15529	2	18	302	80	4	9	5	2	113	19	152	554
03-25				2	30	319	91	4	8	5	2	183	65	155	709
03-26			20471	5	49	409	134	6	9	4	1	229	81	218	927
03-27														243	1170			1	1	31
03-28			31963	10	68	533	156	11	10	6	5	271	115	17	1187			0	1
03-29			35593	12	72	584	167	12	11	6	6	310	100	93	1280			1	2
03-30			38409	12	72	618	171	11	11	3	8	324	96	46	1326			1	3
03-31			41072	12	74	633	179	14	12	6	8	325	90	27	1353			2	5
04-01			44292	15	76	645	186	14	12	7	9	326	90	27	1380			0	5
04-02			47965	17	84	663	206	16	13	?	7	353	94	82	1462			0	5	45
04-03			50361	21	84	672	215	16	13	9	7	374	94	43	1505			2	7
04-04			53937	25	85	693	232	18	18	11	7	433	63	80	1585			2	9
04-05			56873	31	87	704	246	19	18	11	8	454	77	70	1655			2	11
04-06			58098	32	89	713	257	19	18	11	8	462	77	31	1686			1	12
04-07														63	1749			1	13
04-08			63776	45	88	782	354	21	21	15	13	495	11	96	1845			5	18
04-09			63776	61	93	795	387	22	20	15	15	515	11		1934			0	18
04-10			73028	68	94	801	412	24	20	18	15	541	10		2003				24	410
04-11			75053	69	94	813	418	23	20	19	16	546	10		2028			1	25
04-12			80085	88	96	865	443	23	21	19	16	587	15	145	2173				25
04-13			83663	104	96	890	465	23	22	22	16	617	17		2272				27
04-14			87022	174	98	909	489	24	22	22	16	643	18		2415				27
04-15			90515	199	97	930	519	25	22	23	16	657	18		2506			7	34
04-16			95060	220	98	969	539	26	22	24	16	675	16		2605				48	903
04-17			100827	246	100	1018	591	26	23	24	16	717	22		2783			2	50
04-18			108021	270	100	1101	604	26	25	24	16	836	32	219	3034			2	52
04-19			114711	293	100	1148	617	27	23	24	16	868	42		3158			2	54
04-20			121510	310	105	1170	639	27	23	25	18	940	43	142	3300			4	58	1055
04-21			126937	345	106	1199	671	27	24	24	16	1010	43		3465				58
04-22			133774	377	106	1224	758	27	23	24	16	1079	1		3635			7	65	1055
04-23	3633037	24174	143570	417	106	1252	807	27	23	25	16	1279	1	318	3953			10	75	1473
04-24			152390	480	111	1281	841	29	24	25	16	1413	0	267	4220			4	79	1473
04-25			161004	488	111	1304	847	30	23	28	16	1514	0	141	4361			7	86
04-26			168643	535	110	1331	863	31	23	28	17	1608	0		4546				87
04-27			178470	588	111	1353	902	31	26	28	17	1737	0		4793			3	90
04-28	6093502		185497	616	113	1377	919	31	24	29	17	1870	0		4996	395			93	2073
04-29			197127	630	113	1408	956	31	31	29	17	2135	0	354	5350			10	103
04-30	7216777	72087	207530	647	116	1446	980	32	36	31	17	2342	0	297	5647				103	2073
05-01			217522	691	118	1507	1006	34	35	35	18	2507	0		5951			13	116	2382
05-02			230686	732	121	1598	1051	36	40	35	23	2700	0		6336	411		7	123	2746
05-03			245747	774	122	1624	1076	37	46	36	24	3044	0		6783			8	131
05-04			257541	814	125	1661	1106	39	53	35	25	3362	0		7220			7	138
05-05	8216605		268064	838	128	1697	1142	40	57	35	26	3609	0	352	7572			10	148
05-06			279379	849	130	1720	1189	40	57	37	26	3760	0		7808			5	153	3153
05-07			292153	929	134	1804	1204	41	59	40	27	3994	0		8232	435	77	8	161
05-08			307752	989	133	1851	1253	43	60	42	27	4497	0		8895			17	178
05-09			324079	1078	134	1910	1308	51	61	41	28	4809	0	525	9420			8	186	4173
05-10			341336	1218	135	1952	1353	54	61	45	29	5168	0	595	10015			8	194
05-11			356067	1356	135	1971	1372	54	63	50	30	5621	0	637	10652			12	206	4357
05-12			369697	1504	135	2014	1394	54	63	51	30	6105	0	698	11350				206	4745
05-13	~9000000	~100000	386352	1534	138	2074	1413	54	66	52	30	6713	0	724	12074				219
05-14			403018	1569	145	2135	1444	55	67	58	31	7235	0		12739			19	238	5676
05-15			421555	1662	151	2210	1482	57	67	63	34	7798	0	785	13524			9	247	6083
05-16	10737341		439559	1812	153	2262	1498	59	68	64	35	8404	0	831	14355			14	261	6478
05-17			460873	1936	158	2329	1543	77	71	70	37	9294		1160	15515			3	264	7006
05-18			475071	2052	163	2343	1567	88	76	72	37	10035	0	919	16433			22	286	7298
05-19			488609	2135	168	2361	1616	94	78	72	37	10639	0		17200			26	312	7960
05-20			505861	2215	180	2400	1650	93	93	72	38	11262	0		18003			27	339	8950
05-21			525433	2324	184	2453	1693	121	95	77	37	12153	0		19137			30	369
05-22			543032	2459	185	2521	1735	120	98	80	39	12888	0		20125			28	397	10104
05-23			564370	2569	196	2633	1777	124	97	81	40	13826	0		21343			10	407	10104
05-24	~12000000		583855	2690	202	2773	1815	128	101	94	40	14740	0		22583			22	429	11100
05-25			596777	2748	208	2993	1882	132	102	109	45	15396	0		23615			52	481	11917
05-26			605991	2864	206	3043	1927	132	103	115	45	15829	0		24264			43	524	12742
05-27			634996	3047	221	3167	2186	141	106	128	48	16983	0		25937			28	552	13451
05-28			655723	3306	225	3329	2349	144	111	134	51	17754	0		27403			25	577	14370
05-29			680175	3583	231	3583	2428	170	112	143	52	18906	0	1837	29240			34	611	15093
05-30			701883	3759	261	3773	2476	173	113	162	57	20160	33	1727	30967			32	643	16116
05-31			725125	3927	278	4003	2545	177	121	175	69	21382	6	1716	32683			40	683	16809
06-01			742742	4111	285	4231	2565	192	131	187	82	22567	6	1674	34357			22	705	17291
06-02			761534	4324	299	4276	2637	193	132	271	91	23568	6	1455	35812			50	755	18313
06-03			785979	4526	319	4567	2707	200	137	314	93	24657	5	1713	35812			37	792	19682
06-04			820675	4936	322	4845	2869	206	144	364	95	27006	5	3267	40792			56	858	21311
2020		Referred	People tested (antigen)	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LP	MP	NW	NC	WC	un	New	Total		ICU	New	Total	Rec	Ref
	Screened			Confirmed cases												Hosp		Deaths

Cases in South Africa by province (total and per capita).

Gauteng

Cases per district and metro in Gauteng as of 15 May 2020.

10–99   100-999   1000+

Cases in Gauteng Province metros with Johannesburg detail.

North West

COVID-19 confirmed cases in the North West by district ()

2020	Screened		People tested (antigen)	Confirmed cases							Hosp		Deaths	Rec	Ref
		Referred		BP	KK	NMM	RSM	un	Total	Active		ICU
04-20				17	5	2	1		25		3			13
04-22				16	5	2	1		24
04-23				17	5	2	1		25					13
04-27				19	5	2	1	1	28					16
04-28				21	5	2	1	0	29					16
04-29				21	5	2	1	0	29					16
04-30			2544	23	5	2	1	0	31		4			20
05-01				27	5	2	1	0	35		4
05-04				27	5	2	1		35		5			20
05-06				29	5	2	1		37					20
05-08				30	8	2	1	1	42					20
05-12				36	11	3	1	0	51					24
05-14				37	17	3	1	0	58				1	28
05-20	2161223	2055		40	22	7	2	1	72				1	28
05-24				49	30	11	3	1	94				1	28
2020		Referred	People tested (antigen)	BP	KK	NMM	RSM	un	Total	Active		ICU	Deaths	Rec	Ref
	Screened			Confirmed cases							Hosp

Cases per municipality in the North West as of 24 May 2020.

1–9   10–99

Western Cape

COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Western Cape by district and metro ()

2020		Screened		People tested (antigen)	Confirmed cases									Hosp		Deaths	Rec	Ref
			Referred		CT	Wi	Ka	Ga	Ov	We	un	Total	Active		I/HC
03-31	00:01				289	22	0	26	6	2	3	348		13	3		50
04-01	00:01				305	22	0	30	8	2	3	370		16	4
04-02	00:01				321	22	0	37	8	2	3	393		20	7
04-03	00:01				333	27	0	42	10	2	4	418		25	7
04-04					347	28	0	45	10	3	13	446		23	9
04-05					368	28	0	50	10	4	4	464		20	9
04-06		1492	45		377	28	0	53	10	4	3	475		26	12	2
04-07					389	28	0	54	10	4	5	490		28	10	3
04-08		3930	258		407	29	0	55	10	5	4	510		31	9
04-09	00:01	8215	449		421	29	0	55	10	5	2	522		32	10		162
04-10	00:01	12376	852		440	29	0	55	10	5	6	545		31	12	6
04-11	00:01				463	29	0	56	10	5	4	567		29	12
04-12	00:01				492	29	0	57	10	5	6	599		24	11	7
04-13	00:01				512	29	0	56	10	5	16	628		29	15
04-14	00:01				548	30	0	56	10	5	9	657		35	18		184
04-15	00:01		1220		571	31	0	55	11	5	3	676	477	37	18	7	192
04-16	00:01	28718	2102	12785	591	34	0	55	11	7	4	702	490	35	16	7	205
04-17	00:01	41099	2782	13752	617	38	0	55	11	7	15	743	525	33	16	13	205
	17:00	62509	3195		680	44	0	57	12	6	13	812	587	38	15	15	210
04-18	17:00			16499	725	46	0	60	12	8	15	866	635	38	12	16	215
04-19	17:00			17307	755	60	0	60	12	8	10	905	673	37	17	17	215
04-20	17:00	81629	3818	18931	804	65	0	60	12	8	25	974	736	39	17	17	221
04-21	17:00			20268	856	78	0	60	12	9	53	1068	817	43	19	22	229
04-22	17:00	123683	5230	21077	954	89	0	60	12	9	29	1153	892	53	23	25	236
04-23	17:00	150847	6006	22691	1110	107	0	60	12	10	15	1314	1042	62	24	28	244
04-24	17:00			24241	1198	130	0	60	12	10	25	1435	1156	63	16	30	249
04-25	17:00			25774	1285	130	0	60	12	10	34	1531	1250	68	26	32	249
04-26	17:00			26666	1363	147	0	60	12	12	24	1618	1336	75	26	33	249
04-27	17:00			28704	1508	155	0	61	12	12	30	1778	1336	83	28	35	607
04-28	17:00	~200000	~7000	30803	1660	162	0	61	12	11	29	1935	1273	84	26	38	624
04-30	13:00	227890	7886	35867	2020	178	0	61	14	11	87	2371	1668	96	31	46	657
05-01	13:00			37557	2154	185	0	61	13	11	112	2536	1792	106	35	48	696
05-02	13:00	~250000		39901	2398	195	0	62	16	14	98	2783	1952	114	39	52	779
05-03	13:00			43690	2705	201	0	63	17	12	115	3113	2222	113	38	58	833
05-04	13:00			46285	3015	211	0	63	18	13	131	3451	2493	132	51	64	894
05-05	13:00	267347	8838	47751	3246	218	0	62	18	14	119	3677	2610	153	55	70	997
05-06	13:00	284731	9418	48168	3325	219	0	63	19	15	130	3771	2577	150	62	72	1122
05-07	13:00			50288	3547	234	0	63	20	15	170	4049	2640	150	61	76	1333
05-08	13:00			53476	4015	247	0	64	23	25	210	4584	2979			87	1518
05-09	13:00			57840	4375	261	0	66	26	26	162			167	62	95
05-10	13:00					274	0	66	27	28	201			183	68	102
05-11	13:00					290	0	65	31	33	227					106
05-12	13:00					314	0	69	32	41	118			234	57	110
05-13	13:00					339	0	72	37	51	114					117
05-14	13:00					347	0	75	36	53	222			325	120	129
05-15	13:00	~	~			366	0	78	38	52	127			345	123	137
05-16	13:00					395	0	80	45	57	474			360	108	147
05-17	13:00					431	0	88	52	60	487			360	108	156
05-18	13:00					456	1	100	53	75	479			424	111	165
05-19	13:00					499	1	102	58	71	457			440	128	183
05-20	13:00					515	1	108	50	70	665			470	143	211
05-21	13:00					540	1	112	53	76	805					235
05-22	13:00					562	1	121	55	80	1024					257
05-23	13:00					635	1	140	65	95	673			557	154	276
05-24	13:00					722	1	150	75	106	667			569	151	300
05-25	13:00					783	2	168	88	112	638			554	139	318
05-26	13:00					851	2	171	88	119	778			665	178	357
05-27	13:00					932	2	178	99	134	652			660	182	387
05-28	13:00					988	2	179	106	150	605			718	157	403
05-29	13:00						2	182	115	173	588			887	188	437
05-30	13:00						4	187	122	190	853			890	189	472
05-31	13:00						6	194	124	212				891	187	488
06-01	13:00						3	205	143	231				958	181	521
06-02	13:00						2	207	155	251				992	179	562
06-03	13:00						2	209	178	264					194	601
06-04	13:00						2	228	191	309				973	193	643
2020			Referred	People tested (antigen)	CT	Wi	Ka	Ga	Ov	We	un	Total	Active		I/HC	Deaths	Rec	Ref
		Screened			Confirmed cases									Hosp

Cases per local and metro municipality in the Western Cape as of 25 May 2020.

<span class="legend-color" style=" ">  1–9 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  10–99 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  100-999 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  - <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  +

Recoveries per local and metro municipality in the Western Cape as of 25 May 2020.

<span class="legend-color" style=" ">  1–9 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  10–99 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  100-999 <span class="legend-color" style=" ">  +

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic by country

External links

• Government COVID-19 website
• Dashboard – Data Science for Social Impact Research Group, University of Pretoria
• COVID-19 statistics for SA – UCT
• COVID-19 regulations and guidelines
• National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)
• Government officials' speeches
• World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 pandemic information