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7 983 new Covid-19 cases in SA - NICD

Plurality of cases are from WCape (27%), followed by KZN and ECape, Gauteng only 9%

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

16 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 7 983 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 613 569. This increase represents a 21.1% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 299 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 77 440 to date.

15 633 622 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

 Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

8 631 262

55%

13 991

37%

Public

7 002 360

45%

23 900

63%

Total

15 633 622

 

37 891

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (27%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (24%). Eastern Cape accounted for 18%; Gauteng and Northern Cape accounted for 9% each; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; Free State accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 3%; 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 15 August 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 15 August  2021

New cases on 16 August 2021

Total cases for 16 August 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

242 970

2

242 972

1 438

244410

9,4

Free State

136 958

1

136 959

472

137431

5,3

Gauteng

889 102

-19

889 083

694

889777

34,0

KwaZulu-Natal

430 789

6

430 795

1 949

432744

16,6

Limpopo

116 441

1

116 442

78

116520

4,5

Mpumalanga

135 515

2

135 517

520

136037

5,2

North West

136 289

1

136 290

241

136531

5,2

Northern Cape

72 908

-10

72 898

472

73370

2,8

Western Cape

444 614

16

444 630

2 119

446749

17,1

Total

2 605 586

0

2 605 586

7983

2613569

100

 

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 7 983) is lower than yesterday (n= 10 139) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=10 490).

The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 331 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

184 312

33 388

6 826

Public

411

203 535

49 456

7 214

TOTAL

668

387 847

82 844

14 040

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, 16 August 2021