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1 752 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

NDoH reports 18 deaths and of these, 8 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours.

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

6 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 1,752 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,623,962. This increase represents an 8.0% 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 18 deaths and of these, 8 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 95, 835 to date.

22,464,999 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,166,237

54.2%

14,933

68.5%

Public

10,298,762

45.8%

6,867

31.5%

Total

22,464,999

100.0%

21,800

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (17%). Western Cape accounted for 15%; Mpumalanga accounted for 9% and North West accounted for 8%. Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 5% 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 05 February 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 05 February 2022

New cases on 06 February 2022

Total cases for 06 February 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

341,558

-1

341,557

60

341,617

9,4

Free State

197,860

0

197,860

96

197,956

5,5

Gauteng

1,173,688

0

1,173,688

604

1,174,292

32,4

KwaZulu-Natal

644,763

1

644,764

291

645,055

17,8

Limpopo

152,261

-1

152,260

96

152,356

4,2

Mpumalanga

186,746

0

186,746

156

186,902

5,2

North West

187,302

1

187,303

143

187,446

5,2

Northern Cape

107,340

0

107,340

43

107,383

3,0

Western Cape

630,692

0

630,692

263

630,955

17,4

Total

3,622,210

0

3,622,210

1,752

3,623,962

100,0

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 8.0%, which is lower than yesterday (8.9%). The 7-day average is 9.2% today, which is lower than yesterday (9.4%)

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 20 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

226,291

38,927

2,169

Public

407

273,228

61,554

2,527

TOTAL

666

499,519

100,481

4,696


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, 6 February 2022