South Africa

Country · South Africa

• COVID-19

  COVID-19 reported cases (WHO)

  Insufficient Data

  Why gray: Latest report is 32 weeks old (limit 8)

  Latest week reported: 2026-03-09

  Reported cases, last 12 reported weeks: 29

  Not enough history to chart

  Source: World Health Organization; redistributed by Our World in Data — WHO COVID-19 dashboard data (via Our World in Data) · Data through Aug 30, 2026Historical · Checked today · Method

  Note: Many countries have reduced COVID-19 testing and reporting; reported cases are a small fraction of infections.

• Seasonal influenza

  Influenza activity (WHO FluNet)

  Low

  4.91 % positive — % of specimens positive for influenza (4 weeks)

  43th percentile of this country's own history

  Decreasing

  Latest week reported: 2026-10-05

  Source: World Health Organization — FluNet — Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System · Reported to WHO by national influenza centres and laboratories in participating countries · Data through Oct 25, 2026Current · Checked today · Method

  Note: Levels compare each country with its own history (OWM-HIST-1); they are not WHO classifications.

• Mpox

  Mpox confirmed cases (WHO)

  Insufficient Data

  Why gray: Latest report is 29 weeks old (limit 8)

  Latest week reported: 2026-03-30

  Confirmed cases, last 12 reported weeks: 3

  Not enough history to chart

  Source: World Health Organization; redistributed by Our World in Data — WHO global mpox surveillance (via Our World in Data) · Data through May 3, 2026Historical · Checked today · Method

  Note: The public WHO mpox dataset is updated irregularly and can lag several months; when it is older than 8 weeks every country shows Insufficient Data.

• RSV

  RSV activity (WHO FluNet)

  Insufficient Data

  1.07 % positive — % of specimens positive for RSV (4 weeks)

  Decreasing

  Why gray: Only 30 weeks of history (need 40)

  Latest week reported: 2026-10-05

  Source: World Health Organization — FluNet — Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System · Reported to WHO by national influenza centres and laboratories in participating countries · Data through Oct 25, 2026Current · Checked today · Method

  Note: Only countries that report RSV testing to WHO are included.

• Measles

  Reported measles cases (WHO, annual)

  931 cases

  Year: 2024

  Reported cases: 931

  Previous year: 1,033

  Source: World Health Organization; redistributed by Our World in Data — Reported measles cases (WHO immunization data via Our World in Data) · Data through 2024Historical · Checked today · Method

  Note: Annual totals officially reported by countries to WHO; the current year's outbreaks appear in WHO outbreak reports and national sources.