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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (6 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 1,147 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 684 319. This increase represents a 6.1% 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 0 deaths, as well as 0 deaths occurring in the past 24 – 48 hours. Total fatalities remain unchanged at 99,543 to date.
 
23 245 373 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,627,016

54.3%

11,855

63.4%

Public

10,618,357

45.7%

6,854

36.6%

Total

23,245,373

100.0%

18,709

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng Province (36%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Western Cape accounted for 21%; North West accounted for 6%; Free State and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; Limpopo accounted for 2%; 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 05 March 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 05 March 2022

New cases on 06 March 2022

Total cases for 06 March 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

343741

0

343741

38

343779

9.3

Free State

201128

0

201128

48

201176

5.5

Gauteng

1196173

0

1196173

418

1196591

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

653686

0

653686

259

653945

17.7

Limpopo

154874

0

154874

22

154896

4.2

Mpumalanga

191791

0

191791

44

191835

5.2

North West

191404

0

191404

69

191473

5.2

Northern Cape

108458

0

108458

13

108471

2.9

Western Cape

641917

0

641917

236

642153

17.4

Total

3683172

0

3683172

1147

3684319

100.0

 
 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 6.1%, which is higher than yesterday (5.8%). The 7-day average is 6.3% today, which is lower than yesterday (6.4%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 6 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

230016

39148

1142

Public

407

277373

62008

1403

TOTAL

666

507389

101156

2545

 
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.