Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 statistics in South Africa (3 October 2020) By : APO Group Date: 4 October 2020 7:00pm WAT Share : Follow Us on Google Discover Tests conducted: 4 251 513 Positive cases identified: 679 716 Total recoveries: 612 763 Total deaths: 16 938 New cases: 1 883 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health. Tags: