Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 1,275 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,950,035. This increase represents a 3.6% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 22 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,657 to date.
19,279,975 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
Private | 10,346,494 | 53.7% | 18,574 | 52.5% |
Public | 8,933,481 | 46.3% | 16,816 | 47.5% |
Total | 19,279,975 | 100.0% | 35,390 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (80%), followed Western Cape for 5%. KwaZulu-Natal and North West each accounted for 3% respectively; Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga each accounted for 2% respectively; and Free State and Northern Cape each accounted for 1% respectively of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
Province | Total cases for 23 Nov 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 23 Nov 2021 | New cases on 24 Nov 2021 | Total cases for 24 Nov 2021 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 293,047 | 0 | 293,047 | 21 | 293,068 | 9,9 |
Free State | 165,349 | 0 | 165,349 | 17 | 165,366 | 5,6 |
Gauteng | 931,717 | 0 | 931,717 | 1,018 | 932,735 | 31,6 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 517,837 | 0 | 517,837 | 44 | 517,881 | 17,6 |
Limpopo | 123,174 | 0 | 123,174 | 27 | 123,201 | 4,2 |
Mpumalanga | 153,419 | 0 | 153,419 | 26 | 153,445 | 5,2 |
North West | 153,551 | 0 | 153,551 | 43 | 153,594 | 5,2 |
Northern Cape | 93,183 | 0 | 93,183 | 18 | 93,201 | 3,2 |
Western Cape | 517,483 | 0 | 517,483 | 61 | 517,544 | 17,5 |
Total | 2,948,760 | 0 | 2,948,760 | 1,275 | 2,950,035 | 100,0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 3.6% which is higher than yesterday (2.1%). The 7-day average is 2.7% today, which is higher than yesterday (2.4%).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 53 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 | 200,860 | 37,351 | 1,207 |
Public | 408 | 235,897 | 57,170 | 899 |
TOTAL | 666 | 436,757 | 94,521 | 2,106 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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