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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (3 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 889 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,722,954. This increase represents a 5.3% 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 4 deaths and of these, 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,050 to date.
 
23,909,698 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,999,476

54.4%

10,569

63.3%

Public

10,910,222

45.6%

6,116

36.7%

Total

23,909,698

100.0%

16,685

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (42%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (25%). Western Cape accounted for 19%; Eastern Cape accounted for 5%; Free State accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3%; North West accounted for 2%; Limpopo accounted for 1%; 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 2 April 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 2 April 2022

New cases on 3 April 2022

Total cases for
3 April 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

345,292

0

345,292

43

345,335

9.3

Free State

202,471

0

202,471

33

202,504

5.4

Gauteng

1,210,504

0

1,210,504

369

1,210,873

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

661,077

0

661,077

226

661,303

17.8

Limpopo

155,873

0

155,873

8

155,881

4.2

Mpumalanga

193,333

0

193,333

23

193,356

5.2

North West

193,098

0

193,098

17

193,115

5.2

Northern Cape

108,950

0

108,950

3

108,953

2.9

Western Cape

651,467

0

651,467

167

651,634

17.5

Total

3,722,065

0

3,722,065

889

3,722,954

100.0

  
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.3%, and is lower than yesterday (5.4%). The 7-day average is 5.7% today, and is lower than yesterday (5.8%).

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 4 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

233,049

39,417

788

Public

407

279,130

62,188

1,119

TOTAL

666

512,179

101,605

1,907

 
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.