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4 667 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NICD

Institute says the test positivity rate has now fallen to 9.6%

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

15 September 2021

The current surge in COVID-19 infections seems to be showing signs of a sustained downward trend. Today the institute reports 4 667 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 869 201.  This increase represents a 9.6% positivity rate.

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.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 166 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 85 468 to date.

17 191 349 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

9,305,730

54%

23,436

48%

Public

7,885,619

46%

25,309

52%

Total

17,191,349

 

48,745

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (25%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (23%). Eastern Cape accounted for 15%; Free State accounted for 11%; Gauteng Province accounted for 9%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; North West accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; and Limpopo accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.

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

Province

Total cases for 14 September 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 14 September 2021

New cases on 15 September 2021

Total cases for 15 September 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

284749

0

284749

718

285467

9.9

Free State

157036

4

157040

499

157539

5.5

Gauteng

912326

-11

912315

414

912729

31.8

KwaZulu-Natal

502959

0

502959

1058

504017

17.6

Limpopo

121355

0

121355

59

121414

4.2

Mpumalanga

148992

3

148995

186

149181

5.2

North West

147423

5

147428

250

147678

5.1

Northern Cape

87228

-8

87220

304

87524

3.1

Western Cape

502466

7

502473

1179

503652

17.6

Total

2864534

0

2864534

4667

2869201

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 4 667) is higher than yesterday (n= 3 699) and higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 4 633). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 270 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

255

196 072

35 915

4 519

Public

409

226 114

54 992

5 134

TOTAL

664

422 186

90 907

9 653

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, 15 September 2021