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Covid-19: Significant increase in state testing – Zweli Mkhize

Minister says of 6 799 tests done 4 747 were done in the public sector

Minister breaks down latest Covid-19 data

20 April 2020

CONFIRMED

NEW

TOTAL

CASES

 

 

 

 

 

COVID-19

142

3300

 

 

 

DEATHS

4

58

 

 

 

RECOVERIES

165

1055

 

 

 

The provincial breakdown is as follows:

PROVINCE

CONFIRMED

DEATHS

RECOVERIES

 

CASES

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAUTENG

1170

7

545

 

 

 

 

WESTERN CAPE

940

17

216

 

 

 

 

KWAZULU – NATAL

639

23

151

 

 

 

 

EASTERN CAPE

310

5

15

 

 

 

 

FREE STATE

105

5

74

 

 

 

 

LIMPOPO

27

1

21

 

 

 

 

NORTH WEST

25

0

13

 

 

 

 

MPUMALANGA

23

0

14

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN CAPE

18

0

6

 

 

 

 

UNALLOCATED

43

0

0

 

 

 

 

Testing Data

Tests have been conducted on 121 510 patients in both public and private sectors. The tables and graphs below confirm the significant increase in testing which is mainly attributed to the mass community screening and testing taking place in provinces.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

 

 

 

 

 

Private

80 812

67%

2 052

30%

 

 

 

 

 

Public

40 698

33%

4 747

70%

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

121 510

 

6 799

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Weekly public health laboratories capacity report 
(from 16th March 2020 to 20th April 2020)

Total

 

 

 

18

365

3

386

2020-03-16

2020-03-22

2020-03-16

Monday

8

77

2

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-17

Tuesday

2

92

0

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-18

Wednesday

9

172

0

181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-19

Thursday

7

230

3

240

 

 

2020-03-20

Friday

15

291

1

307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-21

Saturday

8

266

0

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-22

Sunday

14

193

0

207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

63

1 321

6

1 390

2020-03-23

2020-03-29

2020-03-23

Monday

21

104

0

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-24

Tuesday

11

236

0

247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-25

Wednesday

24

430

1

455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-26

Thursday

26

354

4

384

 

 

2020-03-27

Friday

27

596

2

625

 

 

2020-03-28

Saturday

21

629

1

651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-03-29

Sunday

24

726

2

752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

154

3 075

10

3 239

2020-03-30

2020-04-05

2020-03-30

Monday

15

582

0

597

 

 

2020-03-31

Tuesday

22

471

2

495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-01

Wednesday

32

565

3

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-02

Thursday

27

922

3

952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-03

Friday

42

830

1

873

 

 

2020-04-04

Saturday

28

1 251

3

1 282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-05

Sunday

20

867

0

887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

186

5 488

12

5 686

2020-04-06

2020-04-12

2020-04-06

Monday

33

793

0

826

 

 

2020-04-07

Tuesday

53

1 246

0

1 299

 

 

2020-04-08

Wednesday

37

1 183

1

1 221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-09

Thursday

27

1 588

2

1 617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-10

Friday

46

1 472

0

1 518

 

 

2020-04-11

Saturday

65

1 733

0

1 798

 

 

2020-04-12

Sunday

53

1 646

0

1 699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

314

9 661

3

9 978

2020-04-13

2020-04-19

2020-04-13

Monday

107

1 840

11

1 958

 

 

2020-04-14

Tuesday

50

1 626

2

1 678

 

 

2020-04-15

Wednesday

76

1 881

1

1 958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-16

Thursday

73

2 663

2

2 738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-17

Friday

80

3 240

5

3 325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020-04-18

Saturday

69

3 014

2

3 085

 

 

2020-04-19

Sunday

93

4 660

4

4 757

Total

 

 

 

548

18 924

27

19 499

2020-04-20

2020-04-26

2020-04-20

Monday

6

425

0

431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

6

425

0

431

 

 

 

 

1 298

39 778

75

41 151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analysis of age and gender of confirmed cases (based on NICD data a of 19th April 2020)

Age group

Female

 

Male

Unknown

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown

 

7

7

0

14 (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-10years

 

34

48

1

83 (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-20years

 

69

67

0

136 (4.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-30years

 

365

259

4

628 (19.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-40years

 

456

309

3

768(24.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

51-60years

 

248

254

3

505(15.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

61-70years

 

128

135

1

264(8.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

71-80years

 

54

75

1

130(4.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

81-90years

 

23

11

0

34(1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

91-100years

 

343

250

3

596(1839%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

1727

 

1415

16

3158 (100%)

(54.7%)

 

(44.8%)

(0.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued by Zwelini Mkhize, Minister of Health, 20 April 2020