LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (06 September 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues the monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in order to inform the public health response.

Today the institute reports 4 118 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 824 063.This increase represents a 14.0% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 198 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 83 617 to date.

16 779 074 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
PRIVATE 9 110 268 54% 10 477 36%
PUBLIC 7 668 806 46% 18 888 64%
Total 16 779 074   29 365  


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (28%), followed by Eastern Cape (24%). Free State accounted for 12%; Western Cape accounted for 11%; Northern Cape accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; Gauteng Province accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 4%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:

Province Total cases for 05 September 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 05 September 2021 New cases on 06 September 2021 Total cases for 06 September 2021 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 275 979 0 275 979 1 005 276 984 9,8
Free State 152 369 0 152 369 484 152 853 5,4
Gauteng 908 709 2 908 711 219 908 930 32,2
KwaZulu-Natal 491 970 1 491 971 1163 493 134 17,5
Limpopo 120 650 -1 120 649 38 120 687 4,3
Mpumalanga 146 785 -2 146 783 236 147 019 5,2
North West 145 271 0 1452 71 162 145 433 5,1
Northern Cape 84 208 0 84 208 377 84 585 3,0
Western Cape 494 004 0 494 004 434 494 438 17,5
Total 2 819 945 0 2 819 945 4 118 2 824 063 100,0


THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

The total number of cases today (n=4 118) is lower than yesterday (n=5 931) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=7 642). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 242 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.

Sector Facilities Reporting Admissions
to Date
Died to Date Currently Admitted
Private 255 193 384 35 348 5 267
Public 409 221 086 53 746 6 313
TOTAL 664 414 470 89 094 11 580

VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to preventative measures limits your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. For more information on COVID-19, click here.

Kind regards,
Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager
National Institute for Communicable Diseases

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