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8 411 new Covid-19 cases identified – NICD

2 525 of these were from KZN, 1 726 from WCape, 1 302 from ECape

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa

4 September 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 8,411 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,814,014. This increase represents a 15.5% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 182 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 83,343 to date. 16,708,682 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

9,081,828

54%

20,254

37%

Public

7,626,854

46%

34,019

63%

Total

16,708,682

54,273

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (30%), followed by Western Cape (21%). Eastern Cape accounted for 15%; Free State accounted for 9%, Gauteng Province and Northern Cape each accounted for 6% respectively; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 5% respectively; 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 03 Sep 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on

03 Sep 2021

New cases on 04 Sep 2021

Total cases for 04 Sep 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

273,794

8

273,802

1,302

275,104

273,794

Free State

151,085

4

151,089

739

151,828

151,085

Gauteng

907,663

-19

907,644

539

908,183

907,663

KwaZulu-Natal

487,753

-11

487,742

2,525

490,267

487,753

Limpopo

120,411

11

120,422

141

120,563

120,411

Mpumalanga

146,105

15

146,120

457

146,577

146,105

North West

144,586

-11

144,575

441

145,016

144,586

Northern Cape

83,282

0

83,282

541

83,823

83,282

Western Cape

490,925

2

490,927

1,726

492,653

490,925

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2,805,604

-1

2,805,603

8,411

2,814,014

2,805,604

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n=8 411) is lower than yesterday (n= 9 199) and higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=8 118). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 255 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

193,020

35,215

5,533

Public

409

220,068

53,472

6,368

TOTAL

664

413,088

88,687

11,901

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, 4 September 2021