14 May 2020 – South Africa now has 12 074 confirmed cases and 219 deaths related to Covid-19, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday night. The country has recorded 4 745 recoveries.
“Covid-19 is taking a heavy toll not only on the health of our people but also on our people’s ability to earn a living, to feed themselves and their families, to learn and to develop, and to enjoy many of the basic freedoms that we daily take for granted,” Ramaphosa said.
“The percentage of cases identified out of all the tests conducted – what is known as the positivity rate – has remained low and stable. The level of confirmed infections in South Africa is around 181 people per million of the population,” the president said.
“Easing the lockdown must be done with extreme caution to prevent the spikes in Covid-19 infections we have seen elsewhere in the world. Government’s differentiated approach will allow economic activity to resume while protecting public health,” Ramaphosa said.
The country is currently in Day 48 of its national lockdown which was instituted to curb the spread of the virus.
LATEST FIGURES:
Total cases: 12 074
Confirmed deaths: 219
The provincial breakdown for recoveries as at 12 May was:
Gauteng (1 343)
Western Cape (1 950)
KwaZulu-Natal (618)
Free State (107)
Eastern Cape (632)
Limpopo (30)
Mpumalanga (24)
North West (24)
Northern Cape (17)
CASES AND DEATHS – PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN:
6 713 – Western Cape – 117 deaths
2 074 – Gauteng – 24 deaths
1 534 – Eastern Cape – 24 deaths
1 413 – KwaZulu-Natal – 44 deaths
138 – Free State – 6 deaths
66 – Mpumalanga
54 – Limpopo – 3 deaths
52 – North West – 1 death
30 – Northern Cape
0 – Unallocated