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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (6 May 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 9,253 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 827 378. This increase represents a 26.6% positivity rate.
 
Today, the National Department of Health (NDoH) reports 34 deaths and of these, 7 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,505 to date.
 
24,626,847 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

            13,423,567

54.5%

21,173

60.8%

Public

11,203,280

45.5%

13,644

39.2%

Total

                             24,626,847

100.0%

34,817

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng Province (40%) followed by KwaZulu-Natal (26%). Western Cape accounted for 14%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 3% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 2%; and Limpopo 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 05 May 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 05 May 2022

Incident infections for 06 May 2022

Possible reinfections for 06 May 2022

New cases on 06 May 2022

Total cases for 06 May 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

349776

0

349776

530

100

630

350406

9.2

Free State

205902

0

205902

340

69

409

206311

5.4

Gauteng

1255463

0

1255463

3056

606

3662

1259125

32.9

KwaZulu-Natal

684028

0

684028

2060

383

2443

686471

17.9

Limpopo

156855

0

156855

76

23

99

156954

4.1

Mpumalanga

195588

0

195588

192

57

249

195837

5.1

North West

195039

0

195039

264

32

296

195335

5.1

Northern Cape

109980

0

109980

130

27

157

110137

2.9

Western Cape

665494

0

665494

1070

238

1308

666802

17.4

Total

3818125

0

3818125

7718

1535

9253

3827378

100.0

 
 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (26.6%), and is higher than yesterday (25.9%). The 7-day average is (22.5%) today, and is higher than yesterday (21.9%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.
 

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 144 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

261

240398

39973

1432

Public

407

281911

62421

1217

TOTAL

668

522309

102394

2649

 
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.