Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (13 January 2022) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 14, 2022/APO Group/ -- A total of 41,438 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 5,920 new cases, which represents a 14.3% positivity rate. A further 51 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 92,989 to date. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).