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472 new Covid-19 cases reported in SA – NICD

Institute says the test positivity rate is currently at 1.4%, there were 29 hospital admissions in past 24 hrs

Latest confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA

28 October 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 472 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,920,581. This increase represents a 1.4% positivity rate.  As per the National Department of Health, a further 62 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,049 to date.

18,440,973 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector

Total tested

New tested

PRIVATE

9,938,202

54%

18,017

55%

PUBLIC

8,502,771

46%

15,013

45%

Total

18,440,973

33,030

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (22%), followed by Western Cape accounting for 19%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 14%; Northern Cape accounted for 13%; Free State accounted for 9%; Eastern Cape, North West and Mpumalanga each accounted for 7% respectively; 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 26 Oct 2021

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation

Updated total cases on 26 Oct 2021

New cases on 27 Oct 2021

Total cases for 27 Oct 2021

Percentage total

Eastern Cape

292,228

0

292,228

33

292,261

10.0

Free State

163,255

0

163,255

42

163,297

5.6

Gauteng

919,071

-1

919,070

103

919,173

31.5

KwaZulu-Natal

515,318

0

515,318

68

515,386

17.6

Limpopo

122,200

1

122,201

12

122,213

4.2

Mpumalanga

151,838

-2

151,836

32

151,868

5.2

North West

150,530

4

150,534

35

150,569

5.2

Northern Cape

92,304

-2

92,302

59

92,361

3.2

Western Cape

513,365

0

513,365

88

513,453

17.6

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

Total

2,920,109

0

2,920,109

472

2,920,581

100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n=472) is higher than yesterday (n=331) and higher than the average number of cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=391).

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 29 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

200,569

37,104

2,370

Public

408

233,678

56,955

1,623

TOTAL

666

434,247

94,059

3,993

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

Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to the following preventative measures helps to limit your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

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

Washing your hands regularly in the day with soap and water

For more information on COVID-19, click here.

Issued by Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, 27 October 2021