Thirty-two more people have died of COVID-19, shooting the death toll from 611 to 643.
The number of new infections cases have also increased by 1727 in the last 24-hour testing cycle, ballooning the total national number from 29 240 Â to 30 967.
This was announced by Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize on Saturday, May 30.
Mkhize also said the total number of people who have recovered from the disease, which is caused by the novel coronavirus, is  16 116, which translates to a recovery rate of 52 percent.
Below is the provincial breakdown:
Province       Deaths   Infections      Recoveries
Eastern Cape    82      3759          1987
Free State. Â Â Â Â 8 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 261 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 123
Gauteng       31        3773          2035
KwaZulu-Natal   52       2476          1180
Limpopo       3       173            140
Mpumalanga    0       113            67
North West     1       162            45
Northern Cape  1        57             31
Western Cape  465      20160          16116
Unknown              33
