Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 statistics for the Republic of South Africa (04 August 2021)
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues the surveillance and monitoring of COVID-19 to inform public health response.
Today the institute reports 13,263 new COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,484,009. This increase corresponds to a positivity rate of 22.3%.
According to the National Ministry of Health, another 423 COVID-19 deaths have been reported, bringing the total death toll to 73,415 to date.
In both the public and private sectors, 15 031 457 tests were carried out according to the table below.
sector |
Overall tested |
Re-tested |
||
PRIVATE |
8 357 415 |
56% |
31 747 |
53% |
PUBLICLY |
6 674 042 |
44% |
27 816 |
47% |
total |
15 031 457 |
59 563 |
PROVINCIAL TEAR DOWN
The majority of new cases today come from the Western Cape (27%), followed by Gauteng (22%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for (18%); The Eastern Cape accounted for 8%; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; Northwest accounted for 6%; Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 4%; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
province |
Total number of cases for August 03, 2021 |
Adjusted figures after harmonization |
Total cases updated on August 03, 2021 |
New cases on August 4th, 2021 |
Total number of cases for August 04, 2021 |
Total percentage |
Eastern Cape |
230026 |
5 |
230031 |
1088 |
231119 |
9.3 |
Free state |
130178 |
1 |
130179 |
596 |
130775 |
5.3 |
Gauteng |
866786 |
-29 |
866757 |
2927 |
869684 |
35.0 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
400046 |
-16 |
400030 |
2408 |
402438 |
16.2 |
Limpopo |
112326 |
6th |
112332 |
587 |
112919 |
4.5 |
Mpumalanga |
126867 |
10 |
126877 |
922 |
127799 |
5.1 |
northwest |
129312 |
23 |
129335 |
806 |
130141 |
5.2 |
North Cape |
68244 |
-4 |
68240 |
342 |
68582 |
2.8 |
Western Cape |
406961 |
4th |
406965 |
3587 |
410552 |
16.5 |
unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
total |
2470746 |
0 |
2470746 |
13263 |
2484009 |
100.0 |
THE 7-DAY TO MOVE AVERAGE NUMBER FROM NEW CASES FROM PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n = 13,263) is higher than yesterday (n = 8,988) and higher than the average number of new cases per day in the 7 days before (n = 10,846).
The number of cases on a 7-day moving average per day has decreased
7-day moving average of new cases by province and reporting date, April 12, 2020 to date, South Africa.
For more information, visit GIS Dashboard.
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 533 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of the reported COVID-19 approvals by sector.
sector |
Reporting on facilities |
Admissions to date |
Died to this day |
Currently approved |
Private |
257 |
177 046 |
31 709 |
7 866 |
Public |
411 |
194 340 |
46 902 |
7 763 |
TOTAL |
668 |
371 386 |
78 611 |
15 629 |
VACCINATION TO UPDATE
For updates on the national vaccine program, click here.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).
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