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8,920 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

Says that the positivity rate has now reached 23.1%, NDoH reports another 21 deaths

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

12 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 8,920 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,871,085. This increase represents a 23.1% positivity rate.

Today, the NDoH reports 21 deaths and of these 8 deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 100,630 to date. 24,804,199 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,528,266

54.5%

21,567

55.9%

Public

11,275,933

45.5%

16,990

44.1%

Total

24,804,199

100.0%

38,557

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (39%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (22%). Western Cape accounted for 16%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3%; Northern Cape accounted for 2%; and Limpopo accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 11 May 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 11 May 2022

New cases on 12 May 2022

Total cases for

12 May 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

352,523

0

352,523

622

353,145

9,1

Free State

208,151

0

208,151

515

208,666

5,4

Gauteng

1,273,081

0

1,273,081

3,484

1,276,565

33,0

KwaZulu-Natal

694,766

0

694,766

1,942

696,708

18,0

Limpopo

157,263

0

157,263

104

157,367

4,1

Mpumalanga

196,765

0

196,765

274

197,039

5,1

North West

196,372

0

196,372

325

196,697

5,1

Northern Cape

110,787

-1

110,786

193

110,979

2,9

Western Cape

672,457

1

672,458

1,461

673,919

17,4

Total

3,862,165

0

3,862,165

8,920

3,871,085

100,0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (23.1%), and is lower than yesterday (25.3%). The 7-day average is (24.7%) today, and is lower than yesterday (25.1%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 150 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        241,895                40,019   1,531

Public    407        283,098                62,511   1,434

TOTAL    668        524,993                102,530                2,965

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 when outdoors

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, 12 May 2022