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1 094 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

NDoH reports 257 deaths and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours

Latest confirmed cases of Covid in SA

15 February 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 1,094 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,642,925. This increase represents a 6.9% positivity rate.

Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 257 deaths and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 97,250 to date.

22,693,253 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,303,363

54.2%

10,882

68.3%

Public

10,389,890

45.8%

5,048

31.7%

Total

22,693,253

100.0%

15,930

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (44%), followed by Western Cape (16%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 13%; Mpumalanga accounted for 10%; North West accounted for 6%; Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 4% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape 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 13 Feb 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 13 Feb 2022

New cases on 14 Feb 2022

Total cases for

14 Feb 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

342,238

0

342,238

38

342,276

9.4

Free State

198,957

0

198,957

46

199,003

5.5

Gauteng

1,180,635

0

1,180,635

482

1,181,117

32.4

KwaZulu-Natal

647,518

0

647,518

138

647,656

17.8

Limpopo

153,490

0

153,490

39

153,529

4.2

Mpumalanga

188,736

0

188,736

106

188,842

5.2

North West

188,555

0

188,555

65

188,620

5.2

Northern Cape

107,768

0

107,768

10

107,778

3.0

Western Cape

633,914

0

633,914

170

634,084

17.4

Total

3,641,811

0

3,641,811

1,094

3,642,905

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 6.9%, which is lower than yesterday (8.1%). The 7-day average is 8.2% today, which is lower than yesterday (8.3%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 47 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

259

228,106

39,023

1,924

Public

407

274,768

61,794

2,043

TOTAL

666

502,874

100,817

3,967

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, 15 February 2022