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LATEST UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (22 SEPTEMBER 2021)

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LATEST UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (22 SEPTEMBER 2021)

Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reports 2,967 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,889,298. 

This increase represents a 7.0% positivity rate. “Gauteng, Limpopo and North West Provinces have exited the third wave according to the current wave definitions.

There are also sustained decreases in COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in all provinces. These trends are encouraging but we should not let our guard down yet,” says Dr Michelle Groome, Head of the Division of Public Health, Surveillance and Response at the NICD.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 124 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 86,500 to date. 17,452,783 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
PRIVATE9 425 44054%20,29948%
PUBLIC8,027,34346%22,28052%
Total17,452,783 42,579 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (23%), followed by Western Cape (20%). Eastern Cape accounted for 12%; Free State & Gauteng Province each accounted for 11% respectively; Northern Cape accounted for 8%; North West accounted for 7%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; and Limpopo accounted for 2% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:

ProvinceTotal cases for 21 September 2021Adjusted numbers after harmonisationUpdated total cases on 21 September 2021New cases on 22 September 2021Total cases for 22 September 2021Percentage total
Eastern Cape288,3310288,331345288,67610,0
Free State159,5310159,531321159,8525,5
Gauteng914,4555914,460326914,78631,7
KwaZulu-Natal507,9161507,917696508,61317,6
Limpopo121,6090121,60948121,6574,2
Mpumalanga150,0750150,075179150,2545,2
North West148,597-5148,592213148,8055,2
Northern Cape89,083-6890,7725089,3273,1
Western Cape506,7345506,739589507,32817,6
Unknown000000,0
Total2,886,33102,886,3312,9672,889,298100,0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 3 961) is lower than yesterday (n= 5 309) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 5 465). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 142 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.

SectorFacilities ReportingAdmissions
to Date
Died to DateCurrently Admitted
Private255197,84136,3563,879
Public409228,57755,6323,965
TOTAL664426,41891,9887,844

VACCINE UPDATE
Groome says that while vaccination coverage is increasing amid stable vaccine supply, we have not yet vaccinated the majority of the adult population. “Some 30% of the adult population have received at least one vaccine dose and in the coming months we need to prioritise the vaccine rollout, especially to those at risk for severe COVID-19 disease and those with underlying comorbidities. Mask wearing, social distancing and hand hygiene remain the main preventative strategies until our vaccine coverage rates increase,” she stresses.


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