LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (23 JULY 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 13,719 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,356,049. This increase represents a 26.1% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 450 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 69,075 to date.

14,477,689 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
Private 8,095,600 56% 23,687 45%
Public 6,382,089 44% 28,787 55%
Total 14,477,689 52,474

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (33%), followed by the Western Cape (21%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 11%; Mpumalanga accounted for 8%; Limpopo and North West each accounted for 7%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6%; Free State accounted for 4%; and the Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:

Province Total cases for 22 July 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 22 July  2021 New cases on 23 July 2021 Total cases for 23 July 2021 Total cases for 23 July 2021
Eastern Cape 221,345 -2 221,343 782 222,125 221,345
Free State 124,951 1 124,952 550 125,502 124,951
Gauteng 832,383 -23 832,360 4,582 836,942 832,383
KwaZulu-Natal 380,811 1 380,812 1,542 382,354 380,811
Limpopo 105,528 2 105,530 940 106,470 105,528
Mpumalanga 117,205 7 117,212 1,059 118,271 117,205
North West 121,359 13 121,372 956 122,328 121,359
Northern Cape 64,488 0 64,488 382 64,870 64,488
Western Cape 374,260 1 374,261 2,926 377,187 374,260
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,342,330 0 2,342,330 13,719 2,356,049 2,342,330

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 13 719) is lower than yesterday (n= 14 858) but higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 12 410). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 721 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 257 168,954 29,549 9,397
Public 411 182,936 43,518 7,667
TOTAL 668 351,890 73,067 17,064

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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