Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 16,055 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,004,203. This increase represents a 24.3% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 25 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,944 to date.
19,646,423 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,556,852 | 53.7% | 37,606 | 57.0% |
| Public | 9,089,571 | 46.3% | 28,384 | 44.0% |
| Total | 19,646,423 | 100.0% | 65,990 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (72%). Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal each accounted for 6% and North West 5%. Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; Limpopo 3% and Free State and Eastern Cape each accounted for 2%. 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 02 December 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 02 December 2021 | New cases on 03 December 2021 | Total cases for 03 December 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,547 | 0 | 293,547 | 292 | 293,839 | 9.8 |
| Free State | 165,987 | 0 | 165,987 | 296 | 166,283 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 961,300 | 1 | 961,301 | 11,553 | 972,854 | 32.4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 519,697 | 1 | 519,698 | 897 | 520,595 | 17.3 |
| Limpopo | 124,404 | -2 | 124,402 | 500 | 124,902 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 154,803 | -2 | 154,801 | 662 | 155,463 | 5.2 |
| North West | 155,153 | 2 | 155,155 | 805 | 155,960 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,460 | 0 | 93,460 | 93 | 93,553 | 3.1 |
| Western Cape | 519,797 | 0 | 519,797 | 957 | 520,754 | 17.3 |
| Total | 2,988,148 | 0 | 2,988,148 | 16,055 | 3,004,203 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 24.3% which is higher than yesterday (22.4%). The 7-day average is 14.7% today, which is higher than yesterday (12.6%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 279 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 | 202,075 | 37,400 | 1,620 |
| Public | 407 | 237,651 | 57,284 | 1,582 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 439,726 | 94,684 | 3,202 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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