LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (18 JUNE 2021)

STATEMENT

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, reports that 10,510 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa in the past 24 hours, representing a 20.5% positivity rate. The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases now stands at 1,796,589. A further 118 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 58,441.  For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

12,435,256 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below:

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 7,013,154 56% 28,129 55%
Public 5,422,102 44% 23,172 45%
Total 12,435,256 51,301

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (66%), followed by Western Cape (8%). KwaZulu-Natal and North West each accounted for 5%; Free State accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape each accounted for 3% of today’s cases.

The number of daily new cases for Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal have increased from yesterday while new case numbers decreased in the other provinces.

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown below:

Province New cases on 17 June 2021 Total cases for 17 June 2021 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 334 201,668 11.2
Free State 379 109,414 6.1
Gauteng 6,969 536,848 29.9
KwaZulu-Natal 553 345,659 19.2
Limpopo 278 68,658 3.8
Mpumalanga 315 87,460 4.9
North West 567 85,090 4.7
Northern Cape 285 56,124 3.1
Western Cape 830 305,668 17.0
Total 10,510 1,796,589 100.0

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

An increase of 487 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours.

A summary of reported COVID-19 hospital admissions is shown below:

Sector Facilities Reporting Admissions

to Date

Died to Date Currently Admitted
Private 256 135,998 22,024 6,193
Public 397 153,413 36,525 3,062
TOTAL 653 289,411

 

58,549 9,255

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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