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KZN Covid-19 cases rising – NICD

Institute says of the 13 147 new cases, 11% are in KZN

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa

7 December 2021

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.

Today the institute reports 13 147 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 051 222. This increase represents a 24.9% positivity rate. 

As per the National Department of Health, a further 27 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 90 002 to date.

19 838 883 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

Private

10,685,151

53.9%

33,141

62.7%

Public

9,153,732

46.1%

19,749

37.3%

Total

19,838,883

 

52,890

 

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (64%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (11%). Western Cape accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 5%; Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; Eastern Cape, Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 3% respectively; and Northern Cape 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 06 December 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 06 December 2021

New cases on 07 December 2021

Total cases for 07 December 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

294424

0

294424

390

294814

9.7

Free State

166984

0

166984

352

167336

5.5

Gauteng

996911

4

996915

8445

1005360

32.9

KwaZulu-Natal

522921

0

522921

1396

524317

17.2

Limpopo

126090

-7

126083

406

126489

4.1

Mpumalanga

156929

2

156931

545

157476

5.2

North West

157143

1

157144

720

157864

5.2

Northern Cape

93739

0

93739

88

93827

3.1

Western Cape

522934

0

522934

805

523739

17.2

Total

3038075

0

3038075

13147

3051222

100.0

 

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

The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 24.9% which is lower than yesterday (26.4%). The 7-day average is 23.2% today, which is higher than yesterday (21.1%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 383 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

258

203189

37419

1902

Public

407

238777

57348

1896

TOTAL

665

441966

94767

3798

VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19

Wearing your mask properly to cover your nose

Opting to gather in ventilated spaces

Avoid unnecessary gatherings

Keeping a social distance of one meter or more

Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

Issued by Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, 7 December 2021