The NICD reports 3,838 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,795,763. This increase represents a 22.0% positivity rate.
Today, the NDoH reports 0 deaths and the cumulative COVID-19 deaths remain at 100,363.
24,492,958 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 13,340,605 | 54.5% | 11,518 | 65.9% |
| Public | 11,152,353 | 45.5% | 5,955 | 34.1% |
| Total | 24,492,958 | 100.0% | 17,473 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (46%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (29%). Western Cape accounted for 11%; Free State accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 2% respectively; and Limpopo and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% respectively of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 30 April 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 30 April 2022 | New cases on 1 May 2022 | Total cases for 1 May 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 348,396 | 0 | 348,396 | 124 | 348,520 | 9.2 |
| Free State | 204,648 | 0 | 204,648 | 135 | 204,783 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 1,243,789 | 0 | 1,243,789 | 1,773 | 1,245,562 | 32.8 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 677,234 | 0 | 677,234 | 1,118 | 678,352 | 17.9 |
| Limpopo | 156,599 | 0 | 156,599 | 25 | 156,624 | 4.1 |
| Mpumalanga | 194,981 | 0 | 194,981 | 78 | 195,059 | 5.1 |
| North West | 194,522 | 0 | 194,522 | 93 | 194,615 | 5.1 |
| Northern Cape | 109,643 | 0 | 109,643 | 57 | 109,700 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 662,113 | 0 | 662,113 | 435 | 662,548 | 17.5 |
| Total | 3,791,925 | 0 | 3,791,925 | 3,838 | 3,795,763 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (22.0%), and is higher than yesterday (21.5%). The 7-day average is (20.4%) today, and is higher than yesterday (19.7%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 44 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 | 261 | 239,194 | 39,941 | 1,041 |
| Public | 407 | 281,098 | 62,351 | 1,126 |
| TOTAL | 668 | 520,292 | 102,292 | 2,167 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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