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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (9 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 1,183 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,731,247. This increase represents a 4.8% 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 12 deaths and of these, 4 occurred in the past 24- 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,096 to date.
 
24,044,412 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,074,204

54.4%

14,337

58%

Public

10,970,208

45.6%

10,403

42%

Total

24,044,412

100.0%

24,740

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (44%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (20%). Western Cape accounted for 19%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7% and Mpumalanga accounted for 4%. Free State, Limpopo & North West each accounted for 2% and Northern Cape accounted for less than 1% of today’s new cases

The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 08 April 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 08 April 2022

Incident infections for 09 April 2022

Possible reinfections for 09 April 2022

New cases on 09 April 2022

Total cases for 09 April 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

345,723

1

345,724

70

8

78

345,802

9.3

Free State

202,667

0

202,667

16

4

20

202,687

5.4

Gauteng

1,213,830

7

1,213,837

459

66

525

1,214,362

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

662,856

0

662,856

207

30

237

663,093

17.8

Limpopo

155,968

0

155,968

21

3

24

155,992

4.2

Mpumalanga

193,571

1

193,572

41

6

47

193,619

5.2

North West

193,267

-13

193,254

23

4

27

193,281

5.2

Northern Cape

109,017

-1

109,016

3

1

4

109,020

2.9

Western Cape

653,167

3

653,170

183

38

221

653,391

17.5

Total

3,730,066

-2

3,730,064

1,023

160

1,183

3,731,247

100.0

 
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (4.8%), and is lower than yesterday (5.9%). The 7-day average is (6.0%) today, and is lower than yesterday (6.1%)


 
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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

234,262

39,438

1,086

Public

407

279,523

62,204

1,053

TOTAL

666

513,785

101,642

2,139

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.