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8 988 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NCID

Institute also says 555 deaths were reported in one day

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

3 August 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 8 988 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 470 746. This increase represents a 19.8% positivity rate.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 555 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 72 992 to date.

14 971 894 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

PRIVATE

8 325 668

56%

20 537

20 537

PUBLIC

6 646 226

44%

24 775

24 775

Total

14 971 894

 

45 312

 


PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape and Gauteng which accounted for (25%) each, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (19%) Eastern Cape accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 5%; Free State and Limpopo accounted for 4% each; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 02 August 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 02 August  2021

New cases on 03 August 2021

Total cases for 03 August 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

229198

0

229198

828

230026

9,3

Free State

129791

0

129791

387

130178

5,3

Gauteng

864547

-28

864519

2267

866786

35,1

KwaZulu-Natal

398347

2

398349

1697

400046

16,2

Limpopo

111955

-4

111951

375

112326

4,5

Mpumalanga

126323

5

126328

539

126867

5,1

North West

128807

26

128833

479

129312

5,2

Northern Cape

68065

-4

68061

183

68244

2,8

Western Cape

404725

3

404728

2233

406961

16,5

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0,0

Total

2461758

0

2461758

8988

2470746

100,0


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

 The total number of cases today (n= 8 988) is higher than yesterday (n= 5 575) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 11 430)

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

For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 636 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

176 519

31 599

7 946

Public

412

193 246

46 590

7 842

TOTAL

669

369 765

78 189

15 788


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, 3 August 2021