LATEST UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (30 NOVEMBER 2021)

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LATEST UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (30 NOVEMBER 2021)

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.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private10,458,18153.7%21,64750.7%
Public9,018,87346.3%21,01749.3%
Total19,477,054100.0%42,664100.0%


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:

ProvinceTotal cases for 29 November 2021Adjusted numbers after harmonisationUpdated total cases on 29 November 2021New cases on 30 November 2021Total cases for 30 November 2021Percentage total
Eastern Cape293,1740293,17465293,2399.9
Free State165,5270165,52770165,5975.6
Gauteng943,7200943,7203,143946,86331.9
KwaZulu-Natal518,3320518,332259518,59117.5
Limpopo123,5060123,506204123,7104.2
Mpumalanga153,8360153,836139153,9755.2
North West154,0900154,090200154,2905.2
Northern Cape93,325093,3251893,3433.1
Western Cape518,1690518,169275518,44417.5
Total2,963,67902,963,6794,3732,968,052100.0


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.

SectorFacilities ReportingAdmissions
to Date
Died to DateCurrently Admitted
Private258201,24937,3571,323
Public407236,63957,2271,091
TOTAL665437,88894,5842,414

VACCINE UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.


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