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1 332 new cases of Covid in SA – NICD

NDoH reports further 88 deaths of which 14 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

24 January 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 1,332 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,582,691. This increase represents a 7.8% 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 88 deaths and of these, 14 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 94,265 to date.

22,041,433 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

11,917,316

54.1%

12,127

70.6%

Public

10,124,117

45.9%

5,060

29.4%

Total

22,041,433

100.0%

17,187

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (35%), followed by Western Cape (17%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 16%; Mpumalanga accounted for 9%; Free State, Limpopo and North West each accounted for 6% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 23 January 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 23 January 2022

New cases on 24 January 2022

Total cases for

24 January 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

339,808

0

339,808

46

339,854

9.5

Free State

195,314

0

195,314

81

195,395

5.5

Gauteng

1,160,814

0

1,160,814

460

1,161,274

32.4

KwaZulu-Natal

639,644

0

639,644

213

639,857

17.9

Limpopo

148,050

0

148,050

85

148,135

4.1

Mpumalanga

182,423

0

182,423

114

182,537

5.1

North West

184,347

0

184,347

75

184,422

5.1

Northern Cape

106,463

-3

106,460

26

106,486

3.0

Western Cape

624,496

3

624,499

232

624,731

17.4

Total

3,581,359

0

3,581,359

1,332

3,582,691

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 7.8%, which is lower than yesterday (8.6%). The 7-day average is 9.4% today, which is lower than yesterday (9.6%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 89 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

224,002

38,753

2,571

Public

407

269,949

61,038

3,816

TOTAL

666

493,951

99,791

6,387

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, 24 January 2022