Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Jacques Nelles
In a statement on Sunday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa was 32,683, with 1,716 new cases reported from the last 24-hour testing cycle.
Dept of health
Case Data
| Province | Total cases for 31 May 2020 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 3927 | 12,0 |
| Free State | 278 | 0,9 |
| Gauteng | 4003 | 12,2 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2545 | 7,8 |
| Limpopo | 177 | 0,5 |
| Mpumalanga | 121 | 0,4 |
| North West | 175 | 0,5 |
| Northern Cape | 69 | 0,2 |
| Western Cape | 21382 | 65,4 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0,0 |
| Total | 32683 | 100,0 |
Testing Data
“A total of 725,125 tests have been processed cumulatively, of which 23,242 tests have been conducted since the last report.”
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 359 174 | 50% | 11 666 | 50% |
| Public | 365 951 | 50% | 11 576 | 50% |
| Grand Total | 725 125 | 23 242 |
There were 40 more Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the total national deaths to 683.
The provincial breakdown was as follows:
| Province | Deaths | Recoveries |
| Eastern Cape | 82 | 1987 |
| Free State | 8 | 124 |
| Gauteng | 33 | 2060 |
| KwaZulu Natal | 52 | 1248 |
| Limpopo | 3 | 143 |
| Mpumalanga | 0 | 72 |
| North West | 1 | 45 |
| Northern Cape | 1 | 31 |
| Western Cape | 503 | 11099 |
| Total | 683 | 16809 |
Gender Distribution Deaths:
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Total |
| 363 (53%) | 320 (47%) | 683 |
Age Distribution Deaths:
| Age | Deaths | Percentage |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0,3 |
| 10-19 | 2 | 0,3 |
| 20-29 | 4 | 0,6 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 5,8 |
| 40-49 | 77 | 11,3 |
| 50-59 | 174 | 25,5 |
| 60-69 | 176 | 25,8 |
| 70-79 | 133 | 19,5 |
| 80-89 | 60 | 8,8 |
| 90-99 | 15 | 2,1 |
| 683 | 100 |
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