As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 83 890 with 3 487 new cases identified.
Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 18 June 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 12 639 | 15,1 |
| Free State | 649 | 0,8 |
| Gauteng | 15 898 | 19,0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4360 | 5,2 |
| Limpopo | 489 | 0,6 |
| Mpumalanga | 461 | 0,5 |
| North West | 1606 | 1,9 |
| Northern Cape | 214 | 0,3 |
| Western Cape | 47 522 | 56,6 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0,1 |
| Total | 83 890 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
A total of 1 228 098 tests have been processed cumulatively of which 27 362 tests have been conducted since the last report.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 597 394 | 49% | 14 437 | 53% |
| Public | 630 704 | 51% | 12 925 | 47% |
| Grand Total | 1 228 098 | 27 362 |
Reported COVID-19 Deaths:
Regrettably, we report 63 more COVID-19 related deaths: 57 from the Western Cape and 6 from the Eastern Cape. This brings the total national deaths to 1 737 with a mortality rate of 2,1%.
We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.
The recoveries to date are 44 920- this translates to a recovery rate of 53,5%.
The provincial breakdown is as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 257 | 6331 |
| Free State | 9 | 235 |
| Gauteng | 87 | 3756 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 73 | 2133 |
| Limpopo | 4 | 229 |
| Mpumalanga | 1 | 156 |
| North West | 5 | 175 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 81 |
| Western Cape | 1300 | 31 824 |
| Total | 1737 | 44 920 |
Gender Distribution Deaths:
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Total -Unknown (2) |
| 903 (52%) | 832 (47,9%) | 1737 |
Age Distribution Deaths:
| Age | Deaths | Percentage |
| 0-9 | 3 | 0,2 |
| 10-19 | 5 | 0,3 |
| 20-29 | 24 | 1,4 |
| 30-39 | 103 | 6,0 |
| 40-49 | 223 | 12,8 |
| 50-59 | 428 | 24,6 |
| 60-69 | 458 | 26,4 |
| 70-79 | 303 | 17,4 |
| 80-89 | 140 | 8,0 |
| 90-99 | 41 | 2,4 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0,5 |
| 1737 | 100 |
Source: NICD
Ai ja government still waiting I’ll be 6 foot by the time you come by.
It is not worth taking about the government because you wasting yre breath.
We want number of tests done in each province as this is clear indication of real numbers. Also important is total number of deaths from ALL CAUSES in each province each day.