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3 342 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NICD

Institute says a further 121 deaths were reported today

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

29 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 3,342 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,601,630. This increase represents a 10.1% 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 121 deaths and of these, 12 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 94,905 to date.

22,228,242 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,021,079

54.1%

18,159

54.7%

Public

10,207,163

45.9%

15,030

45.3%

Total

22,228,242

100.0%

33,189

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (31%), followed by Western Cape (15%). Limpopo accounted for 13%; Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 11%; Mpumalanga accounted for 10%; Free State accounted for 7%; North West accounted for 6%; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; 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 28 January 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 28 January 2022

New cases on 29 January 2022

Total cases for

29 January 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

340,629

0

340,629

138

340,767

9,5

Free State

196,336

0

196,336

224

196,560

5,5

Gauteng

1,165,900

0

1,165,900

1,050

1,166,950

32,4

KwaZulu-Natal

641,865

0

641,865

353

642,218

17,8

Limpopo

149,950

0

149,950

425

150,375

4,2

Mpumalanga

184,225

0

184,225

349

184,574

5,1

North West

185,563

0

185,563

214

185,777

5,2

Northern Cape

106,830

0

106,830

74

106,904

3,0

Western Cape

626,990

0

626,990

515

627,505

17,4

Total

3,598,288

0

3,598,288

3,342

3,601,630

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 10.1%, which is lower than yesterday (10.6%). The 7-day average is 9.6% today, and is higher than yesterday (9.4%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 63 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

225,066

38,831

2,534

Public

407

271,576

61,312

3,129

TOTAL

666

496,642

100,143

5,663

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, 29 January 2022