LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (28 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 581 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,713,833. This increase represents a 4.5% 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 4 deaths and of these, 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,970 to date.

23,757,304 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 12,917,505 54.4% 8,158 63.0%
Public 10,839,799 45.6% 4,784 37.0%
Total 23,757,304 100.0% 12,942 100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (47%), followed by Western Cape (20%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 19%; Free State, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 3% respectively; Eastern Cape and Northern Cape each accounted for 2% respectively; 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 27 March 2022 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 27 March 2022 New cases on 28 March 2022 Total cases for

28 March 2022

Percentage total
Eastern Cape 344,879 0 344,879 11 344,890 9,3
Free State 202,205 0 202,205 16 202,221 5,4
Gauteng 1,206,956 0 1,206,956 275 1,207,231 32,5
KwaZulu-Natal 659,228 0 659,228 109 659,337 17,8
Limpopo 155,697 0 155,697 7 155,704 4,2
Mpumalanga 193,065 0 193,065 16 193,081 5,2
North West 192,832 0 192,832 15 192,847 5,2
Northern Cape 108,845 0 108,845 14 108,859 2,9
Western Cape 649,545 0 649,545 118 649,663 17,5
Total 3,713,252 0 3,713,252 581 3,713,833 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 4.5%, which is lower than yesterday (5.9%) The 7-day average is 5.6% today, which is lower than yesterday (5.8%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 21 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 259 232,281 39,385 747
Public 407 278,970 62,184 1,169
TOTAL 666 511,251 101,569 1,916

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.

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