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23,884 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NICD

Institute says majority of new cases today are from Gauteng and KZN

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

14 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 23,884 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,204,642. This increase represents a 34.9% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 24 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,172 to date. 

20,352,343 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

10,961,419

53.9%

29,999

43.8%

Public

9,390,924

46.1%

38,438

56.2%

Total

20,352,343 

 100.0%

68,437

 100.0%

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (36%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (22%). Western Cape accounted for 13%; Eastern Cape accounted for 7%; Free State and North West each accounted for 6% respectively; Mpumalanga accounted for 5%; Limpopo accounted for 3%; 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 13 December 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 13 December 2021

New cases on 14 December 2021

Total cases for

14 December 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

300,724

0

300,724

1,744

302,468

9.4

Free State

173,348

0

173,348

1,409

174,757

5.5

Gauteng

1,069,565

-27

1,069,538

8,685

1,078,223

33.6

KwaZulu-Natal

543,045

0

543,045

5,205

548,250

17.1

Limpopo

131,597

0

131,597

767

132,364

4.1

Mpumalanga

164,205

0

164,205

1,108

165,313

5.2

North West

165,462

0

165,462

1,453

166,915

5.2

Northern Cape

95,286

0

95,286

333

95,619

3.0

Western Cape

537,553

0

537,553

3,180

540,733

16.9

Total

3,180,785

-27

3,180,758

23,884

3,204,642

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 34,9% which is higher than yesterday (31,0%). The 7-day average is 27,2% today, which is higher than yesterday (25,8 %).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 599 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

207,040

37,537

2,800

Public

407

243,470

57,582

4,095

TOTAL

665

450,510

95,119

6,895

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, 14 December 2021