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3 628 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

Institute says proportion of positive test results today is 9.2%, which is higher than yesterday’s 8.2%

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19

9 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 3,628 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,631,642. This increase represents a 9.2% 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 213 deaths and of these, 22 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 96, 502 to date.

22,555,062 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,220,559

54.2%

22,582

57.3%

Public

10,334,503

45.8%

16,794

42.7%

Total

22,555,062

100.0%

39,376

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%), followed by Western Cape (15%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 14%; Mpumalanga accounted for 11% and Limpopo accounted for 8%. Free State and North West each accounted for 6% respectively; 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 08 February 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 08 February 2022

New cases on 09 February 2022

Total cases for 09 February 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

341,762

0

341,762

138

341,900

9.4

Free State

198,199

0

198,199

215

198,414

5.5

Gauteng

1,175,772

1

1,175,773

1,249

1,177,022

32.4

KwaZulu-Natal

645,664

0

645,664

492

646,156

17.8

Limpopo

152,636

-1

152,635

299

152,934

4.2

Mpumalanga

187,268

0

187,268

407

187,675

5.2

North West

187,727

0

187,727

213

187,940

5.2

Northern Cape

107,447

0

107,447

87

107,534

3.0

Western Cape

631,539

0

631,539

528

632,067

17.4

Total

3,628,014

0

3,628,014

3,628

3,631,642

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 9.2%, which is higher than yesterday (8.2%). The 7-day average is 8.8% today, which is lower than yesterday (9.1%)

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 128 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

227,874

38,987

2,139

Public

407

273,994

61,680

2,316

TOTAL

666

501,868

100,667

4,455

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, 10 February 2022