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 1,050 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,990,057. This increase represents a 5.9% positivity rate.
Today, the NDoH reports 7 deaths and of these 5 deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 101,704 to date. 25,655,319 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 13,968,155 | 54.5% | 8,014 | 45.4% |
| Public | 11,687,164 | 45.5% | 9,634 | 54.6% |
| Total | 25,655,319 | 100.0% | 17,648 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (40%), followed by Western Cape (15%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 12%; Limpopo accounted for 8%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga accounted for 5%; North West accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 22 June 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 22 June 2022 | Incident infections for 22 June 2022 | Possible reinfections for 22 June 2022 | New cases on 23 June 2022 | Total cases for 23 June 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 363,217 | 0 | 363,217 | 68 | 10 | 78 | 363,295 | 9,1 |
| Free State | 215,534 | 0 | 215,534 | 56 | 4 | 60 | 215,594 | 5,4 |
| Gauteng | 1,318,994 | 0 | 1,318,994 | 358 | 60 | 418 | 1,319,412 | 33,1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 714,955 | 0 | 714,955 | 116 | 11 | 127 | 715,082 | 17,9 |
| Limpopo | 159,179 | 0 | 159,179 | 53 | 33 | 86 | 159,265 | 4,0 |
| Mpumalanga | 201,426 | 0 | 201,426 | 46 | 9 | 55 | 201,481 | 5,0 |
| North West | 201,448 | 0 | 201,448 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 201,492 | 5,0 |
| Northern Cape | 115,004 | 0 | 115,004 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 115,028 | 2,9 |
| Western Cape | 699,250 | 0 | 699,250 | 136 | 22 | 158 | 699,408 | 17,5 |
| Total | 3,989,007 | 0 | 3,989,007 | 894 | 156 | 1,050 | 3,990,057 | 100,0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.9%, and is higher than yesterday (5.3%). The 7-day average is 7.4% today, and is lower than yesterday (7.6%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 19 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 | 248,677 | 40,480 | 824 |
| Public | 407 | 289,427 | 63,295 | 989 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 538,104 | 103,775 | 1,813 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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