COVID-19 UPDATE as at 23.5.2020
As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 21 343.
Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 22 May 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 2569 | 12 |
| Free State | 196 | 1 |
| Gauteng | 2633 | 12 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 1777 | 8 |
| Limpopo | 124 | 1 |
| Mpumalanga | 97 | 0 |
| North West | 81 | 0 |
| Northern Cape | 40 | 0 |
| Western Cape | 13826 | 65 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 21343 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
A total of 564 370 tests have been conducted with 21 338 done in the last 24 hour cycle.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 276 537 | 49% | 10 429 | 49% |
| Public | 287 833 | 51% | 10 909 | 51% |
| Grand Total | 564 370 | 21 338 |
Reported Deaths and Recoveries
Regrettably we report a further 10 COVID-19 related deaths- this brings the total national deaths to 407.
We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who cared for the deceased.
The total number of recoveries to date is 10 104.
Provincial Breakdown:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 58 | 1036 |
| Free State | 6 | 121 |
| Gauteng | 29 | 1776 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 48 | 880 |
| Limpopo | 3 | 51 |
| Mpumalanga | 0 | 58 |
| North West | 1 | 29 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 27 |
| Western Cape | 261 | 6126 |
| Total | 407 | 10104 |
Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Why is government hospitals taking so long to provide results of tests that were done and some results are just nowhere to be found
These statistics are missing some data to be valid. Since people can carry the virus without showing symptoms. It is important to mention the amount of people tested vs infected as well as the amount of people showing symptoms and the number of people in icu.
The numbers you are showing don’t mean much and can’t be called statistics. From world statistics and from how fast the virus spreads, the only thing your numbers are showing is that the Western Cape could be more efficient at testing and have tested a larger amount of people than the other provinces.
These numbers can be manipulated to highlight so called bad actors…