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5 372 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NICD

Institute says there were a further 282 deaths reported

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

7 September 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 5 372 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 829 435. This increase represents a 12.3% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 282 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 83 899 to date.

16 822 706 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

    Sector

Total tested

New tested

PRIVATE

9 129 692

54%

19 424

45%

PUBLIC

7 693 014

46%

24 208

55%

Total

16 822 706

 

43 632

 


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Eastern Cape (24%). Western Cape accounted for 18%; Free State accounted for 11%; Gauteng Province accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga & North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 3%, and Limpopo Province 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 06 September 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 06 September 2021

New cases on 07 September 2021

Total cases for 07 September 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

276 984

0

276 984

1 287

278 271

9,8

Free State

152 853

2

152 855

581

153 436

5,4

Gauteng

908 930

1

908 931

457

909 388

32,1

KwaZulu-Natal

493 134

0

493 134

1 348

494 482

17,5

Limpopo

120 687

0

120 687

79

120 766

4,3

Mpumalanga

147 019

0

147 019

250

147 269

5,2

North West

145 433

3

145 436

268

145 704

5,1

Northern Cape

84 585

-13

84 572

154

84 726

3,0

Western Cape

494 438

7

494 445

948

495 393

17,5

Total

2 824 063

0

2 824 063

5 372

2 829 435

100,0

 

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

The total number of cases today (n=5 372) is higher than yesterday (n=4 118) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=7 397).

The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 302 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

255

193 801

35 420

5 211

Public

409

221 839

53 934

6 218

TOTAL

664

415 640

89 354

11 429

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.

Issued by Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, 7 September 2021