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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (24 April 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 3,222 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,762,911. This increase represents a 16.7% 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 5 deaths, and of these, 2 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,303 to date.
 
24,332,659 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,244,229

54.4%

11,474

59.4%

Public

11,088,430

45.6%

7,851

40.6%

Total

24,332,659

100.0%

19,325

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (54%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (25%). Western Cape accounted for 10% and Mpumalanga accounted for 3%. Eastern Cape, Free State and North West each accounted for 2% respectively; Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% of today’s new cases respectively. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
 

Province

Total cases for 23 April 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 23 April 2022

Incident infections for 24 April 2022

Possible reinfections for 24 April 2022

New cases on 24 April 2022

Total cases for 24 April 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

347,122

0

347,122

58

10

68

347,190

9,2

Free State

203,434

0

203,434

69

11

80

203,514

5,4

Gauteng

1,228,384

0

1,228,384

1,502

225

1,727

1,230,111

32,7

KwaZulu-Natal

669,043

0

669,043

698

120

818

669,861

17,8

Limpopo

156,250

0

156,250

19

2

21

156,271

4,2

Mpumalanga

194,245

0

194,245

66

17

83

194,328

5,2

North West

193,839

0

193,839

53

10

63

193,902

5,2

Northern Cape

109,264

0

109,264

24

5

29

109,293

2,9

Western Cape

658,108

0

658,108

286

47

333

658,441

17,5

Total

3,759,689

0

3,759,689

2,775

447

3,222

3,762,911

100

 

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

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (16.7%), and is lower than yesterday (16.8%). The 7-day average is (14.3%) today, and is higher than yesterday (13.1%)


 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 21 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

238,056

39,879

1,133

Public

407

280,375

62,289

1,118

TOTAL

666

518,431

102,168

2,251

 
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.