 This paper provides an estimate of the average daily cost of treating patients admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19 in South Africa. The authors found that the cost of treating patients in intensive care units, ICUs, was significantly higher than those treated in general wards or high care wards. The average daily cost of treating patients in ICUs ranged from 71-06 US dollars, while the average daily cost of treating patients in general wards ranged from 2-9 US dollars. The average daily cost of treating patients in high care wards ranged from 56-77 US dollars. The authors also conducted probabilistic sensitivity analyses to determine how sensitive their results were to changes in certain parameters. These analyses showed that the cost estimates were relatively stable and could be applied to other countries as well. This article was authored by Igeoma Edoka, Heather Fraser, Lees Jamison, and others.