LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (20 July 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 550 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 4 001 444.  

Today, the NDoH reports 4 deaths, and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,939 to date.

25 905 415 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private14,095,92354.4%5,75148.7%
Public11,809,49245.6%6,05251.3%
Total25,905,415100.0%11,803100.0%


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below: 

ProvinceTotal cases for 19 July 2022Adjusted numbers after harmonisationUpdated total cases on 19 July 2022Incident infections for 20 July 2022Possible reinfections for 20 July 2022New cases on 20 July 2022Total cases for 20 July 2022Percentage total
Eastern Cape363,9820363,98224428364,0109,1
Free State215,9680215,96819423215,9915,4
Gauteng1,324,07001,324,070222402621,324,33233,1
KwaZulu-Natal716,6570716,65753659716,71617,9
Limpopo159,5880159,58810010159,5984,0
Mpumalanga202,0700202,07022527202,0975,1
North West201,9370201,93711415201,9525,0
Northern Cape115,2490115,249505115,2542,9
Western Cape701,3730701,37310813121701,49417,5
Total4,000,89404,000,894474765504,001,444100,0


HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There has been an increase of 11 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.

SectorFacilities ReportingAdmissions
to Date
Died to DateCurrently Admitted
Private262249,91540,608481
Public407290,42963,501557
TOTAL669540,344104,1091,038


VACCINE UPDATE

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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.  For more information on COVID-19, click here.

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