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2 650 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

NDoH reports 7 deaths, of which five occurred in the past 24-28 hourse

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

2 May 2022

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.

Today the institute reports 2,650 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 798 413. This increase represents a 21% positivity rate.

Today, the National Department of Health (NDoH) reports 7 deaths and of these, 5 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,370 to date.

24 505 584 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,348,750

54.5%

8,145

64.5%

Public

11,156,834

45.5%

4,481

35.5%

Total

24,505,584

100.0%

12,626

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng Province (51%) followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted for 13%; Free State accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3%; Eastern Cape and North West each accounted for 2% respectively; and Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% respectively of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 01 May 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 01 May 2022

Incident infections for 02 May 2022

Possible reinfections for 02 May 2022

New cases on 02 May 2022

Total cases for 02 May 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

348520

0

348520

59

7

66

348586

9.2

Free State

204783

0

204783

100

21

121

204904

5.4

Gauteng

1245562

0

1245562

1167

172

1339

1246901

32.8

KwaZulu-Natal

678352

0

678352

547

72

619

678971

17.9

Limpopo

156624

0

156624

14

1

15

156639

4.1

Mpumalanga

195059

0

195059

68

7

75

195134

5.1

North West

194615

0

194615

38

7

45

194660

5.1

Northern Cape

109700

0

109700

28

7

35

109735

2.9

Western Cape

662548

0

662548

290

45

335

662883

17.5

Total

3795763

0

3795763

2311

339

2650

3798413

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (21.0%), and is lower than yesterday (22.0%). The 7-day average is (20.7%) today, and is higher than yesterday (20.4%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 32 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.

Sector

Facilities Reporting

Admissions
to Date

Died to Date

Currently Admitted

Private

261

239270

39944

1036

Public

407

281132

62355

1135

TOTAL

668

520402

102299

2171

VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19

Wearing your mask properly to cover your nose

Opting to gather in ventilated spaces

Avoid unnecessary gatherings

Keeping a social distance of one meter or more

Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

Issued by NICD, 2 May 2022