The NICD reports 4,482 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,526,054. This increase represents a 17.6% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 82 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,453 to date.
21,553,366 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 11,636,860 | 54.0% | 16,788 | 66.0% |
| Public | 9,916,506 | 46.0% | 8,642 | 34.0% |
| Total | 21,553,366 | 100.0% | 25,430 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (26%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (23%). Gauteng accounted for 22%; Eastern Cape accounted for 8%; Northern Cape accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively; and Limpopo 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 08 January 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 08 January 2022 | New cases on 09 January 2022 | Total cases for 09 January 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 334,816 | 0 | 334,816 | 373 | 335,189 | 9.5 |
| Free State | 192,523 | 0 | 192,523 | 231 | 192,754 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 1,147,094 | 1 | 1,147,095 | 966 | 1,148,061 | 32.6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 628,064 | 0 | 628,064 | 1,037 | 629,101 | 17.8 |
| Limpopo | 143,706 | -1 | 143,705 | 143 | 143,848 | 4.1 |
| Mpumalanga | 179,325 | 0 | 179,325 | 159 | 179,484 | 5.1 |
| North West | 181,439 | 0 | 181,439 | 172 | 181,611 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 104,254 | 0 | 104,254 | 251 | 104,505 | 3.0 |
| Western Cape | 610,351 | 0 | 610,351 | 1,150 | 611,501 | 17.3 |
| Total | 3,521,572 | 0 | 3,521,572 | 4,482 | 3526,054 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 17.6% which is lower than yesterday (19.0%).
The 7-day average is 19.8% today, which is lower than yesterday (20.6%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 80 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 | 220,082 | 38,309 | 3,468 |
| Public | 407 | 262,162 | 59,734 | 5,423 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 482,244 | 98,043 | 8,891 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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