the institute reports 2,334 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,662,032. This increase represents a 7.3% 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 64 deaths and of these, 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 98,868 to date
22,928,257 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 12,439,144 | 54.3% | 17,631 | 55.5% |
| Public | 10,489,113 | 45.7% | 14,143 | 44.5% |
| Total | 22,928,257 | 100.0% | 31,774 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (39%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape, each accounting for 15% respectively. North West accounted for 8%; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; Eastern Cape and Free State each accounted for 5% respectively. Limpopo accounted for 3% and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 21 February 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 21 February 2022 | New cases on 22 February 2022 | Total cases for 22 February 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 342,899 | 0 | 342,899 | 109 | 343,008 | 9.4 |
| Free State | 199,927 | 0 | 199,927 | 127 | 200,054 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 1,187,538 | 0 | 1,187,538 | 906 | 1,188,444 | 32.5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 649,756 | 0 | 649,756 | 359 | 650,115 | 17.8 |
| Limpopo | 154,181 | 0 | 154,181 | 81 | 154,262 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 190,198 | 0 | 190,198 | 174 | 190,372 | 5.2 |
| North West | 190,047 | 0 | 190,047 | 189 | 190,236 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 108,076 | 0 | 108,076 | 36 | 108,112 | 3.0 |
| Western Cape | 637,076 | 0 | 637,076 | 353 | 637,429 | 17.4 |
| Total | 3,659,698 | 0 | 3,659,698 | 2,334 | 3,662,032 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 7.3%, which is lower than yesterday (7.4%). The 7-day average is 8.0% today, which is lower than yesterday (8.1%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 73 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 | 228,959 | 39,093 | 1,466 |
| Public | 407 | 276,078 | 61,954 | 1,675 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 505,037 | 101,047 | 3,141 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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