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9.5% Covic-19 test positivity rate in SA – NICD

Institute says that of the 2 226 new cases recorded 34% were in Gauteng

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

30 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 2,226 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,603,856. This increase represents a 9.5% 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 117 deaths and of these, 15 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 95,022 to date.

22,251,589 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,037,279

54.1%

16,200

69.4%

Public

10,214,310

45.9%

7,147

30.6%

Total

22,251,589

100.0%

23,347

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%), followed by Western Cape (16%). Kwa-Zulu Natal and Mpumalanga each accounted for 13% respectively; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 7% respectively; Free State accounted for 6%; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; 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 29 January 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 29 January 2022

New cases on 30 January 2022

Total cases for

30 January 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

340,767

0

340,767

99

340,866

9,5

Free State

196,560

-9

196,551

128

196,679

5,5

Gauteng

1,166,950

8

1,166,958

756

1,167,714

32,4

KwaZulu-Natal

642,218

0

642,218

256

642,474

17,8

Limpopo

150,375

0

150,375

157

150,532

4,2

Mpumalanga

184,574

0

184,574

276

184,850

5,1

North West

185,777

0

185,777

147

185,924

5,2

Northern Cape

106,904

1

106,905

56

106,961

3,0

Western Cape

627,505

0

627,505

351

627,856

17,4

Total

3,601,630

0

3,601,630

2,226

3,603,856

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 9.5%, which is lower than yesterday (10.1%). The 7-day average is 9.7% today, and is higher than yesterday (9.6%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 23 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

225,145

38,834

2,456

Public

407

271,631

61,320

3,027

TOTAL

666

496,776

100,154

5,483

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.