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    06 December 2021
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    LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (6 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 6 381 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 038 075. This increase represents a 26.4% positivity rate.

    As per the National Department of Health, a further 9 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89 975 to date.

    19 785 993 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

    Sector Total tested New tested
    Private 10,652,010 53.8% 21,112 87.4%
    Public 9,133,983 46.2% 3,047 12.6%
    Total 19,785,993 24,159

    PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

    The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (70%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (10%). Western Cape accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga accounted for 5%; Limpopo accounted for 3%; Free State and North West each accounted for 2%; Eastern Cape and Northern Cape each 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 05 December 2021 Adjusted numbers after harmonisation Updated total cases on 05 December 2021 New cases on 06 December 2021 Total cases for 06 December 2021 Percentage total
    Eastern Cape 294346 0 294346 78 294424 9.7
    Free State 166869 0 166869 115 166984 5.5
    Gauteng 992410 13 992423 4488 996911 32.8
    KwaZulu-Natal 522286 0 522286 635 522921 17.2
    Limpopo 125908 -11 125897 193 126090 4.2
    Mpumalanga 156594 -2 156592 337 156929 5.2
    North West 157000 0 157000 143 157143 5.2
    Northern Cape 93703 0 93703 36 93739 3.1
    Western Cape 522578 0 522578 356 522934 17.2
    Total 3031694 0 3031694 6381 3038075 100.0

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

    The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 26.4% which is higher than yesterday (23.8%). The 7-day average is 21.1% today, which is higher than yesterday (18.8%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

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    HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
    There has been an increase of 175 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 202723 37412 1745
    Public 407 238345 57331 1772
    TOTAL 665 441068 94743 3517

    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