Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (22 December 2021) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 22, 2021/APO Group/ -- A total of 69,014 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 21,099 new cases, which represents a 30.6% positivity rate. A further 99 COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,587 to date. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).