The NICD reports 2,111 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,669,671. This increase represents an 8.4% 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 127 deaths and of these, 3 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 99,145 to date.
23,020,001 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 12,494,144 | 54.3% | 16,217 | 64.7% |
| Public | 10,525,857 | 45.7% | 8,839 | 35.3% |
| Total | 23,020,001 | 100.0% | 25,056 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (37%), followed by Western Cape (24%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 17%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 5%; North West accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; and Limpopo & Northern Cape each accounted for 2% respectively of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 24 February 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 24 February 2022 | New cases on 25 February 2022 | Total cases for 25 February 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 343,200 | 0 | 343,200 | 69 | 343,269 | 9.4 |
| Free State | 200,332 | 0 | 200,332 | 109 | 200,441 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 1,190,420 | 0 | 1,190,420 | 778 | 1,191,198 | 32.5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 650,989 | 0 | 650,989 | 349 | 651,338 | 17.7 |
| Limpopo | 154,431 | 0 | 154,431 | 48 | 154,479 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 190,829 | 0 | 190,829 | 126 | 190,955 | 5.2 |
| North West | 190,586 | 0 | 190,586 | 82 | 190,668 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 108,197 | -4 | 108,193 | 40 | 108,233 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 638,576 | 4 | 638,580 | 510 | 639,090 | 17.4 |
| Total | 3,667,560 | 0 | 3,667,560 | 2,111 | 3,669,671 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 8.4%, which is higher than yesterday (7.8%). The 7-day average is 7.8% today, which is higher than yesterday (7.7%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 73 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 | 229,357 | 39,104 | 1,479 |
| Public | 407 | 276,602 | 61,921 | 1,549 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 505,959 | 101,025 | 3,028 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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