LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (27 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 472 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,920,581. This increase represents a 1.4% positivity rate.  As per the National Department of Health, a further 62 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,049 to date.

18,440,973 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
PRIVATE 9,938,202 54% 18,017 55%
PUBLIC 8,502,771 46% 15,013 45%
Total 18,440,973 33,030

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (22%), followed by Western Cape accounting for 19%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 14%; Northern Cape accounted for 13%; Free State accounted for 9%; Eastern Cape, North West and Mpumalanga each accounted for 7% respectively; and Limpopo 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 26 Oct 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 26 Oct 2021 New cases on 27 Oct 2021 Total cases for 27 Oct 2021 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 292,228 0 292,228 33 292,261 10.0
Free State 163,255 0 163,255 42 163,297 5.6
Gauteng 919,071 -1 919,070 103 919,173 31.5
KwaZulu-Natal 515,318 0 515,318 68 515,386 17.6
Limpopo 122,200 1 122,201 12 122,213 4.2
Mpumalanga 151,838 -2 151,836 32 151,868 5.2
North West 150,530 4 150,534 35 150,569 5.2
Northern Cape 92,304 -2 92,302 59 92,361 3.2
Western Cape 513,365 0 513,365 88 513,453 17.6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 2,920,109 0 2,920,109 472 2,920,581 100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n=472) is higher than yesterday (n=331) and higher than the average number of cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=391).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 29 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 258 200,569 37,104 2,370
Public 408 233,678 56,955 1,623
TOTAL 666 434,247 94,059 3,993

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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