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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (8 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 1,377 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,730,066. This increase represents a 5.9% 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 9 deaths and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,084 to date.
 
24,019,672 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,059,867

54.4%

11,962

51.4%

Public

10,959,805

45.6%

11,330

48.6%

Total

24,019,672

100.0%

23,292

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (47%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (20%). Western Cape accounted for 19%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6% and Mpumalanga accounted for 3%. Free State & North West each accounted for 2% and Limpopo & Northern Cape each 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 07 April 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 07 April 2022

Incident infections for 08 April 2022

Possible reinfections for 08 April 2022

New cases on 08 April 2022

Total cases for 08 April 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

345,646

0

345,646

72

5

77

345,723

9.3

Free State

202,640

0

202,640

24

3

27

202,667

5.4

Gauteng

1,213,184

0

1,213,184

556

90

646

1,213,830

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

662,584

0

662,584

237

35

272

662,856

17.8

Limpopo

155,954

0

155,954

12

2

14

155,968

4.2

Mpumalanga

193,527

0

193,527

36

8

44

193,571

5.2

North West

193,243

0

193,243

22

2

24

193,267

5.2

Northern Cape

109,003

0

109,003

13

1

14

109,017

2.9

Western Cape

652,908

0

652,908

220

39

259

653,167

17.5

Total

3,728,689

0

3,728,689

1,192

185

1,377

3,730,066

100.0

 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
 
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (5.9%), and is higher than yesterday (5.8%). The 7-day average is (6.1%) today, and is the same as yesterday (6.1%).

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 39 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

234,214

39,431

1,096

Public

407

279,477

62,209

1,042

TOTAL

666

513,691

101,640

2,138

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.