LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (13 October 2021)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.

Today the institute reports 942 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,913,880. This increase represents a 2.4% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 37 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88,466 to date.

18,055,424 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
PRIVATE 9,731,977 53.9% 18,874 48.4%
PUBLIC 8,323,447 46.1% 20,095 51.6%
Total 18,055,424 38,969

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (23%), followed by Gauteng Province accounting for 18%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 15%; Free State accounted for 11%; Eastern Cape and Northern Cape each accounted for 10% respectively; North West accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga accounted for 5%; and Limpopo 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 12 Oct 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 12 Oct 2021 New cases on 13 Oct 2021 Total cases for 13 Oct 2021 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 291,622 0 291,622 94 291,716 10.0
Free State 162,411 0 162,411 103 162,514 5.6
Gauteng 917,900 0 917,900 172 918,072 31.5
KwaZulu-Natal 513,874 0 513,874 142 514,016 17.6
Limpopo 122,045 0 122,045 9 122,054 4.2
Mpumalanga 151,423 0 151,423 50 151,473 5.2
North West 150,067 0 150,067 59 150,126 5.2
Northern Cape 91,658 0 91,658 93 91,751 3.1
Western Cape 511,938 0 511,938 220 512,158 17.6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 2,912,938 0 2,912,938 942 2,913,880 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 942) is higher than yesterday (n= 592) and higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 730).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 70 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 258 199,994 36,877 3,029
Public 408 232,412 56,657 2,169
TOTAL 666 432,406 93,534 5,198

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

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

  • Getting vaccinated for COVID-19
  • Wearing your mask properly to cover your nose
  • Opting to gather in ventilated spaces
  • Avoid unnecessary gatherings
  • Keeping a social distance of one meter or more
  • Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

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

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