Today the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), reports 4,373 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,968,052. This increase represents a 10.2% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 21 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,843 to date.
19,477,054 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
Private | 10,458,181 | 53.7% | 21,647 | 50.7% |
Public | 9,018,873 | 46.3% | 21,017 | 49.3% |
Total | 19,477,054 | 100.0% | 42,664 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (72%), followed by Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, each accounting for 6%. Limpopo and North West accounted for 5% respectively; Mpumalanga 3%, Free State 2% and Eastern Cape 1%. Northern Cape accounted for less than 1% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
Province | Total cases for 29 November 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 29 November 2021 | New cases on 30 November 2021 | Total cases for 30 November 2021 | Percentage total |
Eastern Cape | 293,174 | 0 | 293,174 | 65 | 293,239 | 9.9 |
Free State | 165,527 | 0 | 165,527 | 70 | 165,597 | 5.6 |
Gauteng | 943,720 | 0 | 943,720 | 3,143 | 946,863 | 31.9 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 518,332 | 0 | 518,332 | 259 | 518,591 | 17.5 |
Limpopo | 123,506 | 0 | 123,506 | 204 | 123,710 | 4.2 |
Mpumalanga | 153,836 | 0 | 153,836 | 139 | 153,975 | 5.2 |
North West | 154,090 | 0 | 154,090 | 200 | 154,290 | 5.2 |
Northern Cape | 93,325 | 0 | 93,325 | 18 | 93,343 | 3.1 |
Western Cape | 518,169 | 0 | 518,169 | 275 | 518,444 | 17.5 |
Total | 2,963,679 | 0 | 2,963,679 | 4,373 | 2,968,052 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 10.2% which is lower than yesterday (10.7%). The 7-day average is 8.5% today, which is higher than yesterday (7.3%)

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 119 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 | 201,249 | 37,357 | 1,323 |
Public | 407 | 236,639 | 57,227 | 1,091 |
TOTAL | 665 | 437,888 | 94,584 | 2,414 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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