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To date, 101,589 South Africans have died of Covid – NICD

Institute says a further 971 new positive cases have been identified in the last 24 hours

Latest Covid-19 figures

17 June 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 971 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 984 646. This increase represents a 7.2% positivity rate.

Today, the NDoH reports 5 deaths, and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,589 to date.

25 576 392 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

       13,926,779

54.5%

5,424

40.4%

Public

11,649,613

45.5%

8,002

59.6%

Total

25,576,392

100.0%

13,426

100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (39%) followed by Western Cape (20%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 14%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State, Limpopo and Mpumalanga each accounted for 5% respectively; North West accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 16 June 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 16 June 2022

Incident infections for 17 June 2022

Possible reinfections for 17 June 2022

New cases on 17 June 2022

Total cases for 17 June 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

362848

0

362848

61

10

71

362919

9.1

Free State

215285

0

215285

44

5

49

215334

5.4

Gauteng

1316857

0

1316857

323

54

377

1317234

33.1

KwaZulu-Natal

714192

0

714192

122

18

140

714332

17.9

Limpopo

159024

0

159024

37

7

44

159068

4.0

Mpumalanga

201159

0

201159

39

8

47

201206

5.0

North West

201185

0

201185

30

4

34

201219

5.0

Northern Cape

114913

0

114913

17

1

18

114931

2.9

Western Cape

698212

0

698212

164

27

191

698403

17.5

Total

3983675

0

3983675

837

134

971

3984646

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 7.2%, and is lower than yesterday (7.6%). The 7-day average is 7.1% today, and is lower than yesterday (7.2%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 24 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

262

248274

40446

843

Public

407

288990

63193

1139

TOTAL

669

537264

103639

1982

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, 17 June 2022