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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (10 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 828 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,732,075. 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 no new deaths. This leaves the total fatalities at 100,096 to date.
 
24,060,151 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,084,293

54.4%

10,089

64.1%

Public

10,975,858

45.6%

5,650

35.9%

Total

24,060,151

100.0%

15,739

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (45%), followed by Western Cape (25%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 21%; Eastern Cape accounted for 4% and Mpumalanga accounted for 3%. Free State, Limpopo and North West each accounted for 1% 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 09 April 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 09 April 2022

Incident infections for 10 April 2022

Possible reinfections for 10 April 2022

New cases on 10 April 2022

Total cases for 10 April 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

345,802

0

345,802

27

2

29

345,831

9.3

Free State

202,687

0

202,687

11

1

12

202,699

5.4

Gauteng

1,214,362

0

1,214,362

325

45

370

1,214,732

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

663,093

0

663,093

148

24

172

663,265

17.8

Limpopo

155,992

-1

155,991

6

1

7

155,998

4.2

Mpumalanga

193,619

0

193,619

18

3

21

193,640

5.2

North West

193,281

1

193,282

8

1

9

193,291

5.2

Northern Cape

109,020

0

109,020

3

0

3

109,023

2.9

Western Cape

653,391

0

653,391

169

36

205

653,596

17.5

Total

3,731,247

0

3,731,247

715

113

828

3,732,075

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 higher than yesterday (4.8%). The 7-day average is (6.0%) today, and is the same as yesterday (6.0%)

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 13 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

234,281

39,440

1,061

Public

407

279,543

62,204

1,052

TOTAL

666

513,824

101,644

2,113

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.