LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (14 January 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 5,244 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,552,043. This increase represents a 13% 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 128 deaths and of these, 59 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 93,117 to date.

21,736,300 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 11,738,072 54.0% 21,390 53.1%
Public 9,998,228 46.0% 18,928 46.9%
Total 21,736,300 100.0% 40,318 100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (26%), followed by Gauteng (20%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 19%; Eastern Cape and Limpopo each accounted for 9% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 5%; Free State, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province Total cases for 13 January 2022 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 13 January 2022 New cases on 14 January 2022 Total cases for
14 January 2022		 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 337,197 9 337,206 460 337,666 9.5
Free State 193,730 0 193,730 218 193,948 5.5
Gauteng 1,152,844 10 1,152,854 1,061 1,153,915 32.5
KwaZulu-Natal 633,396 -33 633,363 984 634,347 17.9
Limpopo 144,998 1 144,999 456 145,455 4.1
Mpumalanga 180,352 2 180,354 227 180,581 5.1
North West 182,455 1 182,456 202 182,658 5.1
Northern Cape 105,204 -3 105,201 247 105,448 3.0
Western Cape 616,632 4 616,636 1,389 618,025 17.4
Total 3,546,808 -9 3,546,799 5,244 3,552,043 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 13.0% which is lower than yesterday (14.3%).
The 7-day average is 15.4% today, which is lower than yesterday (16.4%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 274 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 259 221,925 38,500 3,157
Public 407 266,117 60,435 4,979
TOTAL 666 488,042 98,935 8,136

VACCINE UPDATE

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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

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