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1 367 new Covid cases in SA – NICD

Institute says there is an 8,6% positivity rate in test results, plurality of cases from KZN

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa

28 September 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 1,367 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,898,888. This increase represents a 8.6% positivity rate.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 201 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 87,417 to date. 17,603,913 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

PRIVATE

9,498,246

54%

7,680

48%

PUBLIC

8,105,667

46%

8,208

52%

Total

17,603,913

 

15,888

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (27%), followed by Western Cape (18%), Eastern Cape and Gauteng Province accounted for 14% each; Free State accounted for 12%; Northern Cape accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga and North West accounted for 4% each; and Limpopo 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 27 September 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 27 September 2021

New cases on 28 September 2021

Total cases for 28 September 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

289,801

0

289,801

185

289,986

10.0

Free State

160,765

0

160,765

169

160,934

5.6

Gauteng

915,717

-1

915,716

190

915,906

31.6

KwaZulu-Natal

510,463

0

510,463

372

510,835

17.6

Limpopo

121,761

0

121,761

24

121,785

4.2

Mpumalanga

150,671

0

150,671

55

150,726

5.2

North West

149,229

0

149,229

56

149,285

5.1

Northern Cape

90,307

0

90,307

75

90,382

3.1

Western Cape

508,807

1

508,808

241

509,049

17.6

Total

2,897,521

0

2,897,521

1,367

2,898,888

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 1 367) is higher than yesterday (n= 578) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 1 794).

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

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 158 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

198,634

36,550

3,615

Public

409

230,009

56,045

3,245

TOTAL

667

428,643

92,595

6,860

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, 29 September 2021