The NICD reports 1,888 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,718,953. This increase represents a 6.4% 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 12 deaths and of these, 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 100,032 to date.
23,838,911 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 12,960,450 | 54.4% | 14,253 | 48.2% |
| Public | 10,878,461 | 45.6% | 15,314 | 51.8% |
| Total | 23,838,911 | 100.0% | 29,567 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (39%), followed by Kwa-Zulu Natal (22%). Western Cape accounted for 21%; Eastern Cape and Free State each accounted for 4% respectively; Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 3% respectively; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 30 March 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 30 March 2022 | New cases on 31 March 2022 | Total cases for 31 March 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 345,084 | 0 | 345,084 | 67 | 345,151 | 9.3 |
| Free State | 202,300 | 0 | 202,300 | 74 | 202,374 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 1,208,506 | 1 | 1,208,507 | 727 | 1,209,234 | 32.5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 660,019 | 0 | 660,019 | 406 | 660,425 | 17.8 |
| Limpopo | 155,758 | -1 | 155,757 | 63 | 155,820 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 193,170 | 0 | 193,170 | 65 | 193,235 | 5.2 |
| North West | 192,958 | 0 | 192,958 | 60 | 193,018 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 108,894 | -2 | 108,892 | 23 | 108,915 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 650,378 | 0 | 650,378 | 403 | 650,781 | 17.5 |
| Total | 3,717,067 | -2 | 3,717,065 | 1,888 | 3,718,953 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 6.4%, and is the same as yesterday (6.4%). The 7-day average is 5.9% today, and is the same yesterday (5.9%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 44 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 | 232,637 | 39,401 | 796 |
| Public | 407 | 279,155 | 62,197 | 1,130 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 511,792 | 101,598 | 1,926 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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