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6 787 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NCID

Institute says 14,820 patients are currently hospitalised with the disease

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa

9 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 6,787 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,540,222. This increase represents a 21.7% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 199 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 75,012 to date.

15,288,559 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

8,473,615

55%

13,305

43%

Public

6,814,944

45%

17,937

57%

Total

15,288,559

31,242

 PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from the Western Cape (29%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (21%). Gauteng province accounted for 15%; Eastern Cape accounted for 10%; Mpumalanga, Free State and Northern Cape each accounted for 6% respectively; North West accounted for 5% and Limpopo province 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 08 August 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 08 August  2021

New cases on 09 August 2021

Total cases for 09 August 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

235,224

1

235,225

653

235,878

9.3

Free State

133,011

3

133,014

375

133,389

5.3

Gauteng

878,438

-28

878,410

1,039

879,449

34.6

KwaZulu-Natal

412,599

1

412,600

1,442

414,042

16.3

Limpopo

114,505

16

114,521

126

114,647

4.5

Mpumalanga

131,277

-5

131,272

406

131,678

5.2

North West

132,674

7

132,681

347

133,028

5.2

Northern Cape

70,387

-4

70,383

432

70,815

2.8

Western Cape

425,351

-22

425,329

1,967

427,296

16.8

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

Total

2,533,466

-31

2,533,435

6,787

2,540,222

100.0

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

The total number of cases today (n=6 787) is lower than yesterday (n=10 008) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=11 264). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 241 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

180,044

32,484

7,226

Public

411

197,395

47,679

7,594

TOTAL

668

377,439

80,163

14,820

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, 9 August 2021