Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 2,858 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,961,406. This increase represents a 9.8% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 6 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,797 to date.
19,413,079 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,421,540 | 53.7% | 19,293 | 66.0% |
| Public | 8,991,539 | 46.3% | 9,952 | 34.0% |
| Total | 19,413,079 | 100.0% | 29,245 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (81%), followed Western Cape accounting for 5%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 4%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 3% respectively; Limpopo accounted for 2%; and Eastern Cape, 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 27 Nov 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 27 Nov 2021 | New cases on 28 Nov 2021 | Total cases for 28 Nov 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,143 | 0 | 293,143 | 21 | 293,164 | 9.9 |
| Free State | 165,481 | 0 | 165,481 | 25 | 165,506 | 5.6 |
| Gauteng | 939,502 | 0 | 939,502 | 2,308 | 941,810 | 31.8 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 518,167 | 0 | 518,167 | 102 | 518,269 | 17.5 |
| Limpopo | 123,422 | 0 | 123,422 | 51 | 123,473 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 153,694 | 0 | 153,694 | 89 | 153,783 | 5.2 |
| North West | 153,944 | 0 | 153,944 | 91 | 154,035 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,293 | 0 | 93,293 | 23 | 93,316 | 3.2 |
| Western Cape | 517,902 | 0 | 517,902 | 148 | 518,050 | 17.5 |
| Total | 2,958,548 | 0 | 2,958,548 | 2,858 | 2,961,406 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 9.8% which higher than yesterday (9.2%). The 7-day average is 6.1% today, which is higher than yesterday (5.2%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 18 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 | 201,033 | 37,354 | 1,239 |
| Public | 407 | 236,210 | 57,189 | 993 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 437,243 | 94,543 | 2,232 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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