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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (19 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.
 
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 11 deaths and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,879 to date.
  
23,569,125 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,808,887

54.3%

15,461

60.5%

Public

10,760,238

45.7%

10,100

39.5%

Total

23,569,125

100.0%

25,561

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (25%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 21% and  North West accounted for 5%. Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo & Mpumalanga each accounted for 3% respectively; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
 

Province

Total cases for 18 March 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 18 March 2022

Incident infections for 19 March 2022

Possible reinfections for 19 March 2022

New cases on 19 March 2022

Total cases for 19 March 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

344,445

0

344,445

30

4

34

344,479

9.3

Free State

201,879

0

201,879

37

8

45

201,924

5.5

Gauteng

1,202,924

-6

1,202,918

403

67

470

1,203,388

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

657,004

1

657,005

247

23

270

657,275

17.7

Limpopo

155,466

2

155,468

28

5

33

155,501

4.2

Mpumalanga

192,702

1

192,703

37

2

39

192,742

5.2

North West

192,329

1

192,330

57

5

62

192,392

5.2

Northern Cape

108,734

0

108,734

14

1

15

108,749

2.9

Western Cape

646,559

1

646,560

286

33

319

646,879

17.5

Total

3,702,042

0

3,702,042

1,139

148

1,287

3,703,329

100.0

 

 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.0%, which is lower than yesterday (5.3%). The 7-day average is 5.5% today, which is the lower than yesterday (5.6%)


 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 14 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

231,659

39,347

807

Public

407

278,423

62,119

1210

TOTAL

666

510,082

101,466

2,017

 
 
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.