Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in South Africa as of March 06, 2022, by region

As of March 06, 2022, overall coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in South Africa reached its highest at 3,684,319 infections. It was also the largest volume of confirmed cases compared to other African countries. Regionally, Gauteng (Johannesburg) was hit hardest and registered 1,196,591 cases, whereas KwaZulu-Natal (Durban) and Western Cape (Cape Town) counted 653,945 and 642,153 coronavirus cases, respectively. In total 23,245,373 tests were conducted in the country. Total recoveries amounted to 3,560,217. On December 12, 2021, the highest daily increase in cases was recorded in South Africa.Economic impact on businesses in South AfricaThe coronavirus pandemic is not only causing a health crisis but influences the economy heavily as well. According to a survey on the financial impact of COVID-19 on various industries in South Africa, 89.6 percent of businesses indicated to see a turnover below the normal range. Mining and quarrying industry was hit hardest with nearly 95 percent of all companies seeing a decrease in turnover, whereas the largest share of businesses experiencing no economic impact are working within the real estate sector and other business services. As a response to the coronavirus, laying off workers in the short term was the most common workforce measure that businesses in South Africa implemented. 36.4 percent of businesses indicated to have laid of staff temporarily, and roughly 25 percent decreased the working hours. Approximately 20 percent of the surveyed companies, on the other hand, said no measures have been taken.Business survivability without any revenueDue to the measures taken by the government to prevent the coronavirus from spreading too fast, many businesses had to close its doors temporarily. However, if the coronavirus would leave them without any form of revenue for up to three months, eight out of ten businesses in South Africa predicted (in April 2020) they will go bankrupt. Just 6.7 percent said to survive for longer than three months without any turnover.

截至2022年3月6日，南非的冠状病毒（COVID-19）病例总数已达3,684,319例，创历史新高。与其他非洲国家相比，这也是确诊病例最多的规模。从区域分布来看，豪登省（约翰内斯堡）受影响最为严重，累计确诊病例达1,196,591例，而夸祖鲁纳塔尔省（德班）和西开普省（开普敦）分别有653,945例和642,153例确诊病例。全国共进行了23,245,373次检测。累计康复病例为3,560,217例。2021年12月12日，南非单日新增病例数达到最高。新冠病毒疫情不仅引发了健康危机，也对南非经济产生了严重影响。根据一项针对南非各行业COVID-19财务影响的调查，89.6%的企业表示其营业额低于正常水平。采矿业和采石业受冲击最为严重，几乎所有公司均出现营业额下降，而在房地产领域及其他商业服务领域工作的企业中，受经济影响最小的比例最高。为应对新冠病毒，南非企业普遍采取了短期裁员的人力资源措施。36.4%的企业表示临时解雇了员工，约25%的企业减少了工作时间。另一方面，约20%的受访企业表示尚未采取任何措施。在无任何收入的情况下，企业生存能力受影响。由于政府为防止新冠病毒传播过快而采取的措施，许多企业不得不暂时关闭。然而，如果新冠病毒导致其长达三个月无任何收入来源，据2020年4月的预测，南非八成企业预计将破产。仅有6.7%的企业表示能够在无营业额的情况下生存超过三个月。