With June now in full swing the prospect of a new week brings with it uncertainty regarding the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa, as well as any unexpected bouts of loadshedding.
For now, the numbers of both fronts look to be stable, with loadshedding being avoided for the past few days. As for the virus, the past few days has also seen a drop in newly recorded cases compared to previous weeks.
To that end the latest report from National Department of Health (NDoH) confirms that 1 127 new cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of infections recorded to date to 3 968 205.
The department also notes that four fatalities have been recorded over the past 24 hours too, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa now sits at 101 317. Other key figures in the latest report confirm that the recovery rate is currently 96.7 percent, while more than 25.36 million tests have been conducted so far.
As for the vaccine rollout, the past 24 hours has only seen 1 677 jabs administered owing to it being a Sunday. As of 17:00 on 5th June 2022, a total of 36 240 713 vaccines have been administered across SA.
The full outlook for COVID-19 in South Africa follows on below:
| Provinces | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
| Western Cape | 694 877 | 663 979 | 8 772 | 22 126 |
| Eastern Cape | 361 514 | 342 937 | 1 799 | 16 778 |
| Northern Cape | 114 396 | 107 160 | 3 995 | 3 241 |
| Free State | 214 407 | 203 879 | 2 749 | 7 779 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 712 179 | 690 001 | 5 984 | 16 194 |
| North West | 200 374 | 193 214 | 2 216 | 4 944 |
| Mpumalanga | 200 369 | 194 215 | 1 449 | 4 705 |
| Gauteng | 1 311 537 | 1 286 510 | 4 148 | 20 879 |
| Limpopo | 158 552 | 153 650 | 231 | 4 671 |
| Unknown | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 3 968 205 | 3 835 545 | 31 343 | 101 317 |
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- World Health Organisation
- SA Coronavirus website
- SA Government
- SA Presidency
