The institute reports 1,028 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,989,007. This increase represents a 5.3% positivity rate.
Today, the NDoH reports 57 deaths and of these 6 deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 101,697 to date. 25,637,671 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 13,960,141 | 54.5% | 8,469 | 44.0% |
| Public | 11,677,530 | 45.5% | 10,775 | 56.0% |
| Total | 25,637,671 | 100.0% | 19,244 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (40%), followed by Western Cape (17%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 11%; Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga each accounted for 7% respectively; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 6% respectively; Free State accounted for 5%; 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 21 June 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 21 June 2022 | Incident infections for 21 June 2022 | Possible reinfections for 21 June 2022 | New cases on 22 June 2022 | Total cases for 22 June 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 363,145 | 0 | 363,145 | 62 | 10 | 72 | 363,217 | 9.1 |
| Free State | 215,485 | 0 | 215,485 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 215,534 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 1,318,586 | 0 | 1,318,586 | 353 | 55 | 408 | 1,318,994 | 33.1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 714,840 | 0 | 714,840 | 101 | 14 | 115 | 714,955 | 17.9 |
| Limpopo | 159,118 | 0 | 159,118 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 159,179 | 4.0 |
| Mpumalanga | 201,351 | 0 | 201,351 | 59 | 16 | 75 | 201,426 | 5.0 |
| North West | 201,390 | 0 | 201,390 | 53 | 5 | 58 | 201,448 | 5.1 |
| Northern Cape | 114,990 | 0 | 114,990 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 115,004 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 699,074 | 0 | 699,074 | 146 | 30 | 176 | 699,250 | 17.5 |
| Total | 3,987,979 | 0 | 3,987,979 | 880 | 148 | 1,028 | 3,989,007 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 5.3%, and is lower than yesterday (7.8%). The 7-day average is 7.6% today, and is lower than yesterday (8.1%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 37 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 | 248,614 | 40,475 | 818 |
| Public | 407 | 289,358 | 63,271 | 1,036 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 537,972 | 103,746 | 1,854 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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