The institute reports 381 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 4 003 883.
Today, the NDoH reports 5 deaths, and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,967 to date.
225 958 257 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 14,122,373 | 54.4% | 4,670 | 48.0% |
| Public | 11,835,884 | 45.6% | 5,069 | 52.0% |
| Total | 25,958,257 | 100.0% | 9,739 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
| Province | Total cases for 26 July 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 26 July 2022 | Incident infections for 27 July 2022 | Possible reinfections for 27 July 2022 | New cases on 27 July 2022 | Total cases for 27 July 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 364143 | 0 | 364143 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 364159 | 9,1 |
| Free State | 216048 | 0 | 216048 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 216064 | 5,4 |
| Gauteng | 1325186 | 0 | 1325186 | 110 | 25 | 135 | 1325321 | 33,1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 717013 | 0 | 717013 | 43 | 5 | 48 | 717061 | 17,9 |
| Limpopo | 159655 | 0 | 159655 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 159665 | 4,0 |
| Mpumalanga | 202183 | 0 | 202183 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 202207 | 5,1 |
| North West | 202007 | 0 | 202007 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 202031 | 5,0 |
| Northern Cape | 115293 | 0 | 115293 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 115295 | 2,9 |
| Western Cape | 701974 | 0 | 701974 | 91 | 15 | 106 | 702080 | 17,5 |
| Total | 4003502 | 0 | 4003502 | 326 | 55 | 381 | 4003883 | 100,0 |
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 8 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 | 250132 | 40618 | 491 |
| Public | 407 | 290595 | 63528 | 533 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 540727 | 104146 | 1024 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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