Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), reports 2,828 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,955,328. This increase represents a 9.1% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 12 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,783 to date.
19,348,954 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,382,027 | 53.7% | 15,763 | 51.0% |
| Public | 8,966,937 | 46.3% | 15,141 | 49.0% |
| Total | 19,348,954 | 100.0% | 30,904 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (77%), followed by Western Cape accounting for 5%. KwaZulu-Natal and North West each accounted for 4% respectively; Limpopo and Mpumalanga each accounted for 3% respectively; Free state accounted for 2%; and Eastern Cape 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 25 Nov 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 25 Nov 2021 | New cases on 26 Nov 2021 | Total cases for 26 Nov 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,098 | -1 | 293,097 | 25 | 293,122 | 9.9 |
| Free State | 165,395 | 0 | 165,395 | 51 | 165,446 | 5.6 |
| Gauteng | 934,688 | 1 | 934,689 | 2,173 | 936,862 | 31.7 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 517,949 | 0 | 517,949 | 108 | 518,057 | 17.5 |
| Limpopo | 123,276 | 0 | 123,276 | 88 | 123,364 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 153,500 | 0 | 153,500 | 95 | 153,595 | 5.2 |
| North West | 153,723 | 0 | 153,723 | 116 | 153,839 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,229 | 0 | 93,229 | 33 | 93,262 | 3.2 |
| Western Cape | 517,642 | 0 | 517,642 | 139 | 517,781 | 17.5 |
| Total | 2,952,500 | 0 | 2,952,500 | 2,828 | 2,955,328 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 9.2% which is higher than yesterday (6.5%). The 7-day average is 4.3% today, which is higher than yesterday (3.4%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 60 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 | 200,989 | 37,354 | 1,241 |
| Public | 407 | 236,155 | 57,189 | 970 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 437,144 | 94,543 | 2,211 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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