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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (10 June 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 1,592 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 976 653. This increase represents a 7.6% positivity rate.

Today, the NDoH reports 20 deaths, and of these, 8 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,468 to date.

 
25 467 671 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

13,875,750

54.5%

9,412

45.1%

Public

11,591,921

45.5%

11,453

54.9%

Total

25,467,671

100.0%

20,865

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%) followed by Western Cape (23%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 14% and Eastern Cape accounted for 8%. Free State, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 4% and Limpopo accounted for 2% of today’s cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
 

Province

Total cases for 09 June 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 09 June 2022

Incident infections for 10 June 2022

Possible reinfections for 10 June 2022

New cases on 10 June 2022

Total cases for 10 June 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

362,120

0

362,120

103

17

120

362,240

9,1

Free State

214,858

0

214,858

64

18

82

214,940

5,4

Gauteng

1,313,887

0

1,313,887

477

71

548

1,314,435

33,1

KwaZulu-Natal

713,022

0

713,022

188

28

216

713,238

17,9

Limpopo

158,720

0

158,720

34

4

38

158,758

4,0

Mpumalanga

200,738

0

200,738

66

16

82

200,820

5,0

North West

200,716

1

200,717

72

10

82

200,799

5,0

Northern Cape

114,632

-2

114,630

54

10

64

114,694

2,9

Western Cape

696,369

0

696,369

309

51

360

696,729

17,5

Total

3,975,062

-1

3,975,061

1,367

225

1,592

3,976,653

100,0

 
 THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 7.6%, and is lower than yesterday (8.7%). The 7-day average is 8.4% today, and is lower than yesterday (8.7%)
 

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 71 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

262

247,714

40,389

1,040

Public

407

288,408

63,112

1,171

TOTAL

669

536,122

103,501

2,211

 
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 when outdoors
  • 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.