Post National Lockdown In Numbers – 4 April 2022

  • 750 – days since South Africa has been in a National State of Disaster, by 4 April 2022.
  • R350 – value of the Social Relief of Distress Grant.
  • 420 – the highest average daily number of COVID-related deaths recorded during the third wave in July 2021.
  • 240 – the highest daily number of COVID-related deaths recorded in the fourth wave in February 2022.
  • 12 – the highest daily number of COVID-related deaths recorded in the past week, by 4 April 2022.
  • 108 000 – number of regular beds in health facilities in South Africa.
  • 1 805 – number of regular beds, out of 108 000, in health facilities in South Africa currently occupied by COVID-19 patients, by 4 April 2022.
  • 5 600 – number of Intensive Care Unit beds in South Africa.
  • 175 – number of Intensive Care Unit beds, out of 5 600, occupied by COVID-19 patients in South Africa, by 4 April 2022.
  • 30 – number of days certain transitional provisions will remain in place after the termination of the National State of Disaster.
  • 50% – the capacity of both indoor and outdoor venues without any maximum limit, provided that proof of vaccination or a COVID test not older than 72 hours is required for entrance to the venues.
  • 72 – maximum hours for the validity of a COVID test required for entrance to both indoor and outdoor venues that can take up to 50% of their capacity without any maximum limit.
  • 1 000 – maximum number of people permitted to gather indoors without proof of vaccination or a COVID test.
  • 2 000 – maximum number of people permitted to gather outdoors without proof of vaccination or a COVID test.
  • 72 – maximum hours for the validity of a negative PCR test travellers entering South Africa will need to show.
  • 10 – number of days travellers entering South Africa are required to isolate if they test positive for COVID-19.

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