Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

9 June 2021

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, reports that 8 881 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, which represents a 16.5% positivity testing rate. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1 712 939.

11 985 750 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

The increase number of tests and cases, and increased positivity are all evidence of the predicted third surge in COVID-19 cases, and not artifacts of data loading or increased laboratory turn-around times.

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (58%), followed by the Western Cape (9%) province.

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown below:

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

There was an increase of 1,150 admissions in the past 24 hours, the largest increase being in Gauteng province with 587 new admissions. There were 135 additional in-hospital deaths reported in the past 24 hours.

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

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, 9 June 2021