The institute reports 6,375 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 921 633. This increase represents a 19.5% positivity rate.
Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of COVID-19 mortality cases reported. Today, the NDoH reports 18 deaths, and of these, 6occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,916 to date.
25 025 578 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 13,651,384 | 5456% | 15,840 | 48.4% |
| Public | 11,374,194 | 45.5% | 16,911 | 51.6% |
| Total | 25,025,578 | 100.0% | 32,751 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (34%) followed by Western Cape (23%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 14%; Eastern Cape accounted for 10% and Free State accounted for 7%. Northern Cape and North West each accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga accounted for 3% and Limpopo accounted for 1% of today’s cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 19 May 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 19 May 2022 | Incident infections for 20 May 2022 | Possible reinfections for 20 May 2022 | New cases on 20 May 2022 | Total cases for 20 May 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 356,577 | 1 | 356,578 | 556 | 96 | 652 | 357,230 | 9.1 |
| Free State | 211,256 | 2 | 211,258 | 363 | 67 | 430 | 211,688 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 1,293,830 | 2 | 1,293,832 | 1,864 | 326 | 2,190 | 1,296,022 | 33.0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 704,547 | -7 | 704,540 | 764 | 116 | 880 | 705,420 | 18.0 |
| Limpopo | 157,769 | 0 | 157,769 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 157,824 | 4.0 |
| Mpumalanga | 198,334 | 2 | 198,336 | 179 | 40 | 219 | 198,555 | 5.1 |
| North West | 198,177 | 0 | 198,177 | 195 | 32 | 227 | 198,404 | 5.1 |
| Northern Cape | 112,366 | 0 | 112,366 | 218 | 34 | 252 | 112,618 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 682,402 | 0 | 682,402 | 1,213 | 257 | 1470 | 683,872 | 17.4 |
| Total | 3,915,258 | 0 | 3,915,258 | 5,399 | 976 | 6,375 | 3,921,633 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is (19.5%), and is lower than yesterday (24.8%). The 7-day average is (22.9%) today, and is lower than yesterday (23.3%).
For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 134 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 | 244,140 | 40,110 | 1,660 |
| Public | 407 | 284,874 | 62,662 | 1,659 |
| TOTAL | 669 | 529,014 | 102,772 | 3,319 |
VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.
More Stories
Djokovic Edges Closer To Grand Slam Record With Spot In Last Eight
Hamilton Hails ‘Mega Job’ By Mercedes, Focused On Next Year
Verstappen Wins In Spain To Continue Red Bull Sweep
Benzema Leaves Real Madrid After 14 Years At Club
Milan Say Ibrahimovic Will Not Extend Contract
Tongue Takes Five Wickets As England Crush Ireland
Ten Hag’s United “Broken” After FA Cup Final Loss To Manchester City
Jabeur Upset With Fans Reselling Tickets Due To Women’s Match In Night Session
Mbappe Targets Ligue 1 Scoring Record With PSG Next Season
Swiatek No Fan Of ‘Iga’s Bakery’ Memes After Serving Up Another Double Bagel
Messi To Leave PSG At End Of Season After Two Years At The Club
Man City Edge Closer To Treble After FA Cup Final Win Over Manchester United