This report summarises data from national laboratory-based surveillance that is used to monitor the COVID-19. This report is based on data collected up to 25 June 2022 (week 25 of 2022).

Key highlights: 

• In the past week, the Gauteng Province reported the highest number of cases detected (1 414/3 618, 39.1%), followed by the Western Cape Province (663/3 618, 18.3%), and KwaZulu-Natal Province (495/3 618, 13.7%), with other provinces reporting <10% each.
• In the past week, all nine provinces continue to report a decrease in weekly incidence risk as the previous week. The decrease ranged from 0.4 cases per 100 000 persons (23.2% decrease) in Limpopo Province to 6.0 cases per 100 000 persons (50.6% decrease) in Northern Cape Province.
• In the past week, Western Cape Province reported the highest weekly incidence risk (9.3 cases per 100 000 persons), followed by Gauteng Province (8.9 cases per 100 000 persons) and Northern Cape Province (5.8 cases per 100 000 persons). The other provinces reported weekly incidence below 5.8 cases per 100 000 persons.

COVID-19 WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BRIEF WEEK 25 (2022)