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3 085 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

NDoH reports 195 deaths and of these, 23 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

2 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 3,085 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,608,307. This increase represents an 8.8% 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 195 deaths and of these, 23 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 95,288 to date.

22,303,586 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,070,398

54.1%

20,961

59.8%

Public

10,233,188

45.9%

14,106

40.2%

Total

22,303,586

100.0%

35,067

100.0%


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (32%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape accounting for 14% respectively. Mpumalanga accounted for 9%; Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 8% respectively; North West accounted for 7%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6%; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.

The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 31 January 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 31 January 2022

New cases on 01 February 2022

Total cases for 01 February 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

340,904

2

340,906

185

341,091

9,5

Free State

196,765

2

196,767

233

197,000

5,5

Gauteng

1,168,278

-32

1,168,246

1001

1,169,247

32,4

KwaZulu-Natal

642,649

8

642,657

419

643076

17,8

Limpopo

150,618

2

150,620

245

150,865

4,2

Mpumalanga

184,981

9

184,990

268

185,258

5,1

North West

186,000

4

186,004

221

186,225

5,2

Northern Cape

106,981

0

106,981

86

107,067

3,0

Western Cape

628,046

5

628,051

427

628,478

17,4

Total

3,605,222

0

3,605,222

3,085

3,608,307

100,0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 8.8%, which is higher than yesterday (8.1%). The 7-day average is 9.7% today, and is the same as yesterday (9.7%).

For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 103 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

225,517

38,865

2,421

Public

407

272,190

61,404

2,773

TOTAL

666

497,707

100,269

5,194

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 February 2022