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358 new Covid-19 cases in SA – NICD

Institute says thankfully, only 24 people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

6 November 2021

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa.

Today the institute reports 358 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 923 751. This increase represents a 1.2% positivity rate.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 24 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89 319 to date.

18 699 684 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

PRIVATE

10 076 396

53.9%

14 435

48.7%

PUBLIC

8 623 288

46.1%

15 220

51.3%

Total

18 699 684

29 655

 

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng Province (30%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (18%). Free State accounted for 15%; Western Cape accounted for 11%; Mpumalanga accounted for 10%; Eastern Cape accounted for 6%; North West and Northern Cape accounted for 4% each; 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 05 November 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 05 November 2021

New cases on 06 November 2021

Total cases for 06 November 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

292456

0

292456

21

292477

10.0

Free State

163642

0

163642

53

163695

5.6

Gauteng

919923

-2

919921

107

920028

31.5

KwaZulu-Natal

515828

0

515828

64

515892

17.6

Limpopo

122284

1

122285

10

122295

4.2

Mpumalanga

152099

0

152099

35

152134

5.2

North West

150719

1

150720

14

150734

5.2

Northern Cape

92575

0

92575

14

92589

3.2

Western Cape

513867

0

513867

40

513907

17.6

Total

2923393

0

2923393

358

2923751

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 1.2% which is higher than yesterdays (1.1%). The 7-day average is 1.0% today, which is the same as yesterdays (1.0%). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased.

For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 22 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

200901

37159

2294

Public

408

234590

57009

1533

TOTAL

666

435491

94168

3827

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

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to preventative measures such as

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19,

Wearing your mask properly to cover your nose,

Opting to gather in ventilated spaces,

Avoid unnecessary gatherings,

Keeping a social distance of one meter or more, and

Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water,

helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

Issued by Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, 6 November 2021