The institute reports 1,087 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,987,979. This increase represents a 7.8% positivity rate.
Today, the NDoH reports 20 deaths and of these 3 deaths occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 101,640 to date. 25,618,427 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 13,951,672 | 54.5% | 8,827 | 63% |
| Public | 11,666,755 | 45.5% | 5,191 | 37% |
| Total | 25,618,427 | 100.0% | 14,018 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (21%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 16%; Eastern Cape accounted for 9%; Free State accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 2%; 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 20 June 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 20 June 2022 | Incident infections for 20 June 2022 | Possible reinfections for 20 June 2022 | New cases on 21 June 2022 | Total cases for 21 June 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 363,047 | 0 | 363,047 | 91 | 7 | 98 | 363,145 | 9.1 |
| Free State | 215,434 | 0 | 215,434 | 42 | 9 | 51 | 215,485 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 1,318,184 | 0 | 1,318,184 | 339 | 63 | 402 | 1,318,586 | 33.1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 714,671 | 0 | 714,671 | 148 | 21 | 169 | 714,840 | 17.9 |
| Limpopo | 159,102 | 0 | 159,102 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 159,118 | 4.0 |
| Mpumalanga | 201,304 | 0 | 201,304 | 39 | 8 | 47 | 201,351 | 5.0 |
| North West | 201,344 | 0 | 201,344 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 201,390 | 5.0 |
| Northern Cape | 114,965 | 0 | 114,965 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 114,990 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 698,841 | 0 | 698,841 | 203 | 30 | 233 | 699,074 | 17.5 |
| Total | 3,986,892 | 0 | 3,986,892 | 941 | 146 | 1,087 | 3,987,979 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 7.8%, and is higher than yesterday (4.1%). The 7-day average is 8.1% today, and is higher than yesterday (7.9%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 39 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 | 248,487 | 40,470 | 799 |
| Public | 407 | 289,273 | 63,254 | 1,051 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 537,760 | 103,724 | 1,850 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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