LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (30 April 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 6,527 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,791,925. This increase represents an 21.5% positivity rate.

Today, the NDoH reports 3 deaths, and of these 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,363 to date.

24,475,485 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 13,329,087 54.5% 18,443 60.8%
Public 11,146,398 45.5% 11,891 39.2%
Total 24,475,485 100.0% 30,334 100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (43%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (26%). Western Cape accounted for 14%; Eastern Cape accounted for 5%; Free State accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3%; North West 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 29 April 2022 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 29 April 2022 New cases on 30 April 2022 Total cases for

30 April 2022

Percentage total
Eastern Cape 348,056 0 348,056 340 348,396 9.2
Free State 204,385 0 204,385 263 204,648 5.4
Gauteng 1,241,000 0 1,241,000 2,789 1,243,789 32.8
KwaZulu-Natal 675,510 0 675,510 1,724 677,234 17.9
Limpopo 156,532 0 156,532 67 156,599 4.1
Mpumalanga 194,811 0 194,811 170 194,981 5.1
North West 194,385 0 194,385 137 194,522 5.1
Northern Cape 109,529 0 109,529 114 109,643 2.9
Western Cape 661,190 0 661,190 923 662,113 17.5
Total 3,785,398 0 3,785,398 6,527 3,791,925 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (21.5%), and is lower than yesterday (22.5%). The 7-day average is (19.7%) today, and is higher than yesterday (19.0%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 54 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 261 239,068 39,935 1,094
Public 407 281,058 62,351 1,107
TOTAL 668 520,126 102,286 2,201

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 when outdoors
  • 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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