the institute reports 2,226 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,603,856. This increase represents a 9.5% 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 117 deaths and of these, 15 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 95,022 to date.
22,251,589 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 12,037,279 | 54.1% | 16,200 | 69.4% |
| Public | 10,214,310 | 45.9% | 7,147 | 30.6% |
| Total | 22,251,589 | 100.0% | 23,347 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%), followed by Western Cape (16%). Kwa-Zulu Natal and Mpumalanga each accounted for 13% respectively; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 7% respectively; Free State accounted for 6%; Eastern Cape accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 29 January 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 29 January 2022 | New cases on 30 January 2022 | Total cases for 30 January 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 340,767 | 0 | 340,767 | 99 | 340,866 | 9,5 |
| Free State | 196,560 | -9 | 196,551 | 128 | 196,679 | 5,5 |
| Gauteng | 1,166,950 | 8 | 1,166,958 | 756 | 1,167,714 | 32,4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 642,218 | 0 | 642,218 | 256 | 642,474 | 17,8 |
| Limpopo | 150,375 | 0 | 150,375 | 157 | 150,532 | 4,2 |
| Mpumalanga | 184,574 | 0 | 184,574 | 276 | 184,850 | 5,1 |
| North West | 185,777 | 0 | 185,777 | 147 | 185,924 | 5,2 |
| Northern Cape | 106,904 | 1 | 106,905 | 56 | 106,961 | 3,0 |
| Western Cape | 627,505 | 0 | 627,505 | 351 | 627,856 | 17,4 |
| Total | 3,601,630 | 0 | 3,601,630 | 2,226 | 3,603,856 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 9.5%, which is lower than yesterday (10.1%). The 7-day average is 9.7% today, and is higher than yesterday (9.6%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 23 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 | 225,145 | 38,834 | 2,456 |
| Public | 407 | 271,631 | 61,320 | 3,027 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 496,776 | 100,154 | 5,483 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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