LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (9 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 816 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 911 497. This increase represents a 2.8% positivity rate.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 56 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88 292 to date.

 17 960 260 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector Total tested New tested
PRIVATE                 9 679 447 53.9% 14 670 50.2%
PUBLIC 8 280 813 46.1% 14 556 49.8%
Total 17 960 260   29 226  

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (20%), followed by Gauteng Province (19%). Western Cape accounted for 17%; Eastern Cape accounted for 12%; FS accounted for 11%; Northern Cape accounted for 10%; North West accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; 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 08 October 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 08 October 2021 New cases on 09 October 2021 Total cases for 09 October 2021 Percentage total
Eastern Cape 291369 0 291369 95 291464 10.0
Free State 162180 0 162180 86 162266 5.6
Gauteng 917499 -1 917498 152 917650 31.5
KwaZulu-Natal 513408 0 513408 167 513575 17.6
Limpopo 121995 0 121995 23 122018 4.2
Mpumalanga 151313 0 151313 29 151342 5.2
North West 149935 1 149936 39 149975 5.2
Northern Cape 91431 0 91431 84 91515 3.1
Western Cape 511551 0 511551 141 511692 17.6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 2910681 0 2910681 816 2911497 100.0

 THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 816) is lower than yesterday (n= 924) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 841). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

 

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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 199673 36797 3110
Public 409 232269 56597 2435
TOTAL 667 431,942 93,394 5,545

 

 

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

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to preventative measures such as

  • 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, and
  • Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water,

helps to limit 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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