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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (13 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 972 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,694,504. This increase represents a 5.5% 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 13 deaths and of these, 0 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,725 to date.
 
23,410,199 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
 

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

12,719,315

54.3%

10,965

62.0%

Public

10,690,884

45.7%

6,732

38.0%

Total

23,410,199

100.0%

17,697

100.0%

 
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (25%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 17%; Free State, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 3%; Eastern Cape accounted for 2%; and Limpopo 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 12 March 2022

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 12 March 2022

New cases on 13 March 2022

Total cases for
13 March 2022

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

344,150

0

344,150

24

344,174

9.3

Free State

201,566

0

201,566

50

201,616

5.5

Gauteng

1,199,728

0

1,199,728

358

1,200,086

32.5

KwaZulu-Natal

655,519

0

655,519

169

655,688

17.7

Limpopo

155,260

0

155,260

11

155,271

4.2

Mpumalanga

192,306

0

192,306

48

192,354

5.2

North West

191,993

0

191,993

46

192,039

5.2

Northern Cape

108,610

0

108,610

25

108,635

2.9

Western Cape

644,400

0

644,400

241

644,641

17.4

Total

3,693,532

0

3,693,532

972

3,694,504

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.5%, which is lower than yesterday (5.8%). The 7-day average is 6.1% today, which is lower than yesterday (6.2%).

 
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 10 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

230,604

39,195

1,104

Public

407

277,995

62,088

1,273

TOTAL

666

508,599

101,283

2,377

 
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.