Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 21,427 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,112,336. This increase represents a 30.3% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 411 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 63,039 to date.
13 619 638 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| PRIVATE | 7 676 720 | 56% | 41 602 | 59% |
| PUBLIC | 5 942 918 | 44% | 29 195 | 41% |
| Total | 13 619 638 | 70 797 |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (49%), followed by Western Cape (13%). Limpopo accounted for 9%; KwaZulu-Natal & North West each accounted for 8% respectively; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; Eastern Cape & Free State 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 | New cases on 07 July 2021 | Total cases for 07 July 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 682 | 211,122 | 10.0 |
| Free State | 604 | 118,022 | 5.6 |
| Gauteng | 10,538 | 729,398 | 34.5 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 1,616 | 363,779 | 17.2 |
| Limpopo | 1,858 | 85,238 | 4.0 |
| Mpumalanga | 1,218 | 101,590 | 4.8 |
| North West | 1,774 | 104,483 | 4.9 |
| Northern Cape | 317 | 60,767 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 2,820 | 337,937 | 16.0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 21,427 | 2,112,336 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
An increase of 827 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours.
The following is a list of COVID-19 hospital admissions that have been reported:
| Sector | Facilities Reporting | Admissionsto Date | Died to Date | Currently Admitted |
| Private | 257 | 153,015 | 25,833 | 9,578 |
| Public | 402 | 165,663 | 39,146 | 5,872 |
| TOTAL | 659 | 318,678 | 64,979 | 15,450 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to preventative measures limits your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. -nicd
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