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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (5 March 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 1,735 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 683 172. This increase represents a 5.8% positivity rate.
 
The National Department of Health (NDoH reports 26 deaths in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,543 to date.
 
23 226 664 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,615,161

54.3%

15,598

52.4%

Public

10,611,503

45.7%

14,186

47.6%

Total

23,226,664

100.0%

29,784

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng Province (35%), followed by Western Cape (24%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 16%; North West accounted for 7%; Free State, Limpopo and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; 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 04 March 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 04 March 2022

New cases on 05 March 2022

Total cases for 05 March 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

343689

0

343689

52

343741

9.3

Free State

201050

0

201050

78

201128

5.5

Gauteng

1195572

0

1195572

601

1196173

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

653402

0

653402

284

653686

17.7

Limpopo

154805

0

154805

69

154874

4.2

Mpumalanga

191715

0

191715

76

191791

5.2

North West

191277

0

191277

127

191404

5.2

Northern Cape

108420

0

108420

38

108458

2.9

Western Cape

641507

0

641507

410

641917

17.4

Total

3681437

0

3681437

1735

3683172

100.0

 
 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.8%, which is lower than yesterday (6.3%). The 7-day average is 6.4% today, which is lower than yesterday (6.6%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.
 

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 27 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

229966

39145

1177

Public

407

277343

62002

1402

TOTAL

666

507309

101147

2579

 
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.