The NICD reports 493 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,998,466. Today, the NDoH reports 15 deaths, of which 2 occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 101,895 to date.
25,839,392 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 14,062,174 | 54.4% | 4,992 | 39.7% |
| Public | 11,777,218 | 45.6% | 7,578 | 60.3% |
| Total | 25,839,392 | 100.0% | 12,570 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
| Province | Total cases for 11 July 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 11 July 2022 | Incident infections for 12 July 2022 | Possible reinfections for 12 July 2022 | New cases on 12 July 2022 | Total cases for 12 July 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 363784 | 0 | 363784 | 50 | 7 | 57 | 363841 | 9,1 |
| Free State | 215886 | 0 | 215886 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 215906 | 5,4 |
| Gauteng | 1322915 | 0 | 1322915 | 158 | 34 | 192 | 1323107 | 33,1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 716272 | -2 | 716270 | 60 | 9 | 69 | 716339 | 17,9 |
| Limpopo | 159514 | 0 | 159514 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 159525 | 4,0 |
| Mpumalanga | 201878 | 0 | 201878 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 201901 | 5,0 |
| North West | 201827 | 0 | 201827 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 201850 | 5,0 |
| Northern Cape | 115178 | 0 | 115178 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 115184 | 2,9 |
| Western Cape | 700721 | 0 | 700721 | 80 | 12 | 92 | 700813 | 17,5 |
| Total | 3997975 | -2 | 3997973 | 417 | 76 | 493 | 3998466 | 100,0 |
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 16 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 | 249,564 | 40,581 | 511 |
| Public | 407 | 290,237 | 63,469 | 612 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 539,801 | 104,050 | 1,123 |
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