Health Department Statement 11May 2020

1. PRETORIA
Private Bag X828, PRETORIA, 0001, 28th Floor, Civitas Building, Cnr Thabo Sehume and Struben Street, PRETORIA, 0001
Tel: (012) 395 8086 Fax: (012) 395 9165
CAPE TOWN
Private Bag X9070, CAPE TOWN, 8000, Room 413, 120 Plein Street, CAPE TOWN, 8000 Tel: (021) 466 7262 Fax: (021) 465 1575
Media Release
11 May 2020
Tes$ng Data
A total of 356 067 COVID-19 tests has been conducted, of which 14 731 are new tests since
yesterday’s report.
Case Data
There are 637 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with the total number of confirmed cases at 10 652.
Sector Total tested New tested
Private 174 978 49% 6 439 44%
Public 181 089 51% 8 292 56%
Grand Total 356 067 14 731
Province New cases Total cases Percentage total
Eastern Cape 138 1356 12,7
Free State 0 135 1,3
Gauteng 19 1971 18,5
KwaZulu-Natal 19 1372 112,9
Limpopo 0 54 0,6
Mpumalanga 2 63 0,6
North West 5 50 0,5
Northern Cape 1 30 0,3
Western Cape 453 5 621 52,8
Unknown 0 0 0,0
Total 637 10 652 100

2. Deaths and Recoveries
Total Deaths : 206
Total Recoveries : 4 357
We are saddened to report 12 new deaths.
Western Cape: 8
Eastern Cape: 2
KwaZulu-Natal: 1
North West: 1 (This is the first death in the North West Province).
We express our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and appreciate the health
workers who treated these pa_ents
Dr Zwelini Mkhize
Minister of Health
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