Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), reports 9,860 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,504,554. This increase represents a 21.0% positivity rate.
21,441,211 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 11,573,195 | 54.0% | 24,448 | 52.1% |
| Public | 9,868,016 | 46.0% | 22,500 | 47.9% |
| Total | 21,441,211 | 100.0% | 46,948 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (27%), followed by Gauteng (22%). Kwa-Zulu Natal accounted for 21%; Eastern Cape accounted for 11%; Free State, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape 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 05 January 2022 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 05 January 2022 | New cases on 06 January 2022 | Total cases for06 January 2022 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 332,099 | 0 | 332,099 | 1,079 | 333,178 | 9.5 |
| Free State | 191,308 | -1 | 191,307 | 405 | 191,712 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 1,141,605 | 12 | 1,141,617 | 2,123 | 1,143,740 | 32.6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 621,811 | 5 | 621,816 | 2,036 | 623,852 | 17.8 |
| Limpopo | 142,809 | 7 | 142,816 | 297 | 143,113 | 4.1 |
| Mpumalanga | 178,261 | 1 | 178,262 | 427 | 178,689 | 5.1 |
| North West | 180,391 | -28 | 180,363 | 424 | 180,787 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 103,148 | -4 | 103,144 | 437 | 103,581 | 3.0 |
| Western Cape | 603,264 | 6 | 603,270 | 2,632 | 605,902 | 17.3 |
| Total | 3,494,696 | -2 | 3,494,694 | 9,860 | 3,504,554 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 21.0% which is lower than yesterday (22.2%). The 7-day average is 22.7% today, which is lower than yesterday (23.7%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 419 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 | 219,193 | 38,245 | 3,987 |
| Public | 407 | 260,732 | 59,543 | 5,616 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 479,925 | 97,788 | 9,603 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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