The institute reports 372 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 4 001 816.
Today, the NDoH reports 3 deaths, and of these, 2 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,942 to date.
25 913 254 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
Private | 14,099,365 | 54.4% | 3,442 | 43.9% |
Public | 11,813,889 | 45.6% | 4,397 | 56.1% |
Total | 25,913,254 | 100.0% | 7,839 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
Province | Total cases for 20 July 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 20 July 2022 | Incident infections for 21 July 2022 | Possible reinfections for 21 July 2022 | New cases on 21 July 2022 | Total cases for 21 July 2022 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 364,010 | 0 | 364,010 | 39 | 2 | 41 | 364,051 | 9,1 |
Free State | 215,991 | 0 | 215,991 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 216,006 | 5,4 |
Gauteng | 1,324,332 | 0 | 1,324,332 | 130 | 12 | 142 | 1,324,474 | 33,1 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 716,716 | 0 | 716,716 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 716,753 | 17,9 |
Limpopo | 159,598 | 0 | 159,598 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 159,609 | 4,0 |
Mpumalanga | 202,097 | 0 | 202,097 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 202,110 | 5,1 |
North West | 201,952 | 0 | 201,952 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 201,965 | 5,0 |
Northern Cape | 115,254 | 0 | 115,254 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 115,270 | 2,9 |
Western Cape | 701,494 | 0 | 701,494 | 75 | 9 | 84 | 701,578 | 17,5 |
Total | 4,001,444 | 0 | 4,001,444 | 335 | 37 | 372 | 4,001,816 | 100,0 |
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 10 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 | 249,958 | 40,609 | 481 |
Public | 407 | 290,460 | 63,505 | 556 |
TOTAL | 669 | 540,418 | 104,114 | 1,037 |
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