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13,992 new Covid-19 cases reported in SA – NICD

422 hospital admissions, and 11 deaths, also reported in the past 24 hours

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

13 December 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 13,992 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,180,785. This increase represents a 31.0% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 11 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,148 to date.

20,283,906 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

10,931,420

53.9%

23,583

52.3%

Public

9,352,486

46.1%

21,518

47.7%

Total

20,283,906 

45,101

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (48%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (19%). Western Cape accounted for 10%; Free State and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga each accounted for 4% respectively; Limpopo accounted for 2%; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province are shown in the table below:

Province

Total cases for 12 December 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 12 December 2021

New cases on 13 December 2021

Total cases for

13 December 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

300165

-47

300118

606

300724

9.5

Free State

172704

-3

172701

647

173348

5.4

Gauteng

1063349

-495

1062854

6711

1069565

33.6

KwaZulu-Natal

540383

-53

540330

2715

543045

17.1

Limpopo

131243

26

131269

328

131597

4.1

Mpumalanga

163671

-83

163588

617

164205

5.2

North West

164794

-45

164749

713

165462

5.2

Northern Cape

95097

-2

95095

191

95286

3.0

Western Cape

536091

-2

536089

1464

537553

16.9

Total

3167497

-704

3166793

13992

3180785

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 31,0% which is higher than yesterday (28,9%). The 7-day average is 25,8% today, which is higher than yesterday (25,1%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 422 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

206,237

37,528

2,581

Public

407

242,275

57,523

3,617

TOTAL

665

448,512

95,051

6,198

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

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

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

Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

Issued by Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, 13 December 2021