LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (9 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 1,867 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,688,423. This increase represents a 6.5% 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 13 deaths and of these, 10 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,656 to date.

23,314,522 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 12,666,705 54.3% 15,603 54.4%
Public 10,647,817 45.7% 13,064 45.6%
Total 23,314,522 100.0% 28,667 100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (26%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 15%; Free State, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; Limpopo accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape 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 8 March 2022 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 8 March 2022 New cases on 9 March 2022 Total cases for

9 March 2022

Percentage total
Eastern Cape 343,909 0 343,909 67 343,976 9.3
Free State 201,261 0 201,261 86 201,347 5.5
Gauteng 1,197,357 -3 1,197,354 683 1,198,037 32.5
KwaZulu-Natal 654,326 1 654,327 280 654,607 17.7
Limpopo 154,965 0 154,965 61 155,026 4.2
Mpumalanga 191,956 0 191,956 92 192,048 5.2
North West 191,624 1 191,625 90 191,715 5.2
Northern Cape 108,514 0 108,514 25 108,539 2.9
Western Cape 642,644 1 642,645 483 643,128 17.4
Total 3,686,556 0 3,686,556 1,867 3,688,423 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 6.5%, which is higher than yesterday (5.5%). The 7-day average is 6.1% today, which is lower than yesterday (6.2%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 60 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 259 230,390 39,185 1,152
Public 407 277,702 62,055 1,334
TOTAL 666 508,092 101,240 2,486

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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