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3 699 Covid-19 cases reported in last 24 hours – NICD

Institute graph suggests the Third Wave has now largely expended itself

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 3 699 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 864 534.  This increase represents a 8.4% 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 300 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 85 302 to date.

17 142 604 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

9,282,294

54%

22,655

51%

Public

7,860,310

46%

21,420

49%

Total

17,142,604

 

44,075

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Eastern Cape (18%). Western Cape accounted for 17%; Free State accounted for 14%; Gauteng Province accounted for 9%; Northern Cape accounted for 8%; 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 13 September 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 13 September 2021

New cases on 14 September 2021

Total cases for 14 September 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

284086

0

284086

663

284749

9.9

Free State

156526

2

156528

508

157036

5.5

Gauteng

912004

-9

911995

331

912326

31.8

KwaZulu-Natal

502027

0

502027

932

502959

17.6

Limpopo

121305

2

121307

48

121355

4.2

Mpumalanga

148858

0

148858

134

148992

5.2

North West

147249

5

147254

169

147423

5.1

Northern Cape

86947

0

86947

281

87228

3.0

Western Cape

501833

0

501833

633

502466

17.5

Total

2860835

0

2860835

3699

2864534

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 3 699) is higher than yesterday (n= 2 640) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 5 015). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 323 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours (an increase from yesterday’s hospital admissions in the past 24 hours (163)). 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

195 826

35 843

4 643

Public

409

225 575

54 838

5 304

TOTAL

664

421 401

90 681

9 947

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