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 5 372 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 829 435. This increase represents a 12.3% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 282 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 83 899 to date.
16 822 706 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| PRIVATE | 9 129 692 | 54% | 19 424 | 45% |
| PUBLIC | 7 693 014 | 46% | 24 208 | 55% |
| Total | 16 822 706 | 43 632 | ||
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Eastern Cape (24%). Western Cape accounted for 18%; Free State accounted for 11%; Gauteng Province accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga & North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 3%, 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 06 September 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 06 September 2021 | New cases on 07 September 2021 | Total cases for 07 September 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 276 984 | 0 | 276 984 | 1 287 | 278 271 | 9,8 |
| Free State | 152 853 | 2 | 152 855 | 581 | 153 436 | 5,4 |
| Gauteng | 908 930 | 1 | 908 931 | 457 | 909 388 | 32,1 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 493 134 | 0 | 493 134 | 1 348 | 494 482 | 17,5 |
| Limpopo | 120 687 | 0 | 120 687 | 79 | 120 766 | 4,3 |
| Mpumalanga | 147 019 | 0 | 147 019 | 250 | 147 269 | 5,2 |
| North West | 145 433 | 3 | 145 436 | 268 | 145 704 | 5,1 |
| Northern Cape | 84 585 | -13 | 84 572 | 154 | 84 726 | 3,0 |
| Western Cape | 494 438 | 7 | 494 445 | 948 | 495 393 | 17,5 |
| Total | 2 824 063 | 0 | 2 824 063 | 5 372 | 2 829 435 | 100,0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n=5 372) is higher than yesterday (n=4 118) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=7 397).
The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 302 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 | 193 801 | 35 420 | 5 211 |
| Public | 409 | 221 839 | 53 934 | 6 218 |
| TOTAL | 664 | 415 640 | 89 354 | 11 429 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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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
