Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 300 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 919 632. This increase represents a 1.4% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 11COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 88 925 to date.
18 364 359 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
PRIVATE | 9,895,216 | 54% | 12,792 | 59% |
PUBLIC | 8,469,143 | 46% | 8,759 | 41% |
Total | 18,364,359 | 21,551 |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (23%), followed by Gauteng Province and Western Cape (19% each). Northern Cape accounted for 10%; Eastern Cape accounted for 9%; North West and Mpumalanga accounted for 6% each; Free State accounted for 5%; and Limpopo accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
Province | Total cases for 23 October 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 23 October 2021 | New cases on 24 October 2021 | Total cases for 24 October 2021 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 292163 | 0 | 292163 | 27 | 292190 | 10.0 |
Free State | 163182 | 1 | 163183 | 14 | 163197 | 5.6 |
Gauteng | 918894 | 1 | 918895 | 57 | 918952 | 31.5 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 515164 | 0 | 515164 | 69 | 515233 | 17.6 |
Limpopo | 122181 | 0 | 122181 | 9 | 122190 | 4.2 |
Mpumalanga | 151785 | 0 | 151785 | 18 | 151803 | 5.2 |
North West | 150486 | -2 | 150484 | 18 | 150502 | 5.2 |
Northern Cape | 92241 | 0 | 92241 | 31 | 92272 | 3.2 |
Western Cape | 513236 | 0 | 513236 | 57 | 513293 | 17.6 |
Total | 2919332 | 0 | 2919332 | 300 | 2919632 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n=300) is lower than yesterday (n=449) and lower than the average number of cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=434). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 12 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 | 200,483 | 37,068 | 2,507 |
Public | 408 | 233,334 | 56,855 | 1,751 |
TOTAL | 666 | 433,817 | 93,923 | 4,258 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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