The NICD reports 2,273 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,963,679. This increase represents a 10.7% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 25 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89 822 to date.
19,434,381 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,436,525 | 53.7% | 14,985 | 70.3% |
| Public | 8,997,856 | 46.3% | 6,317 | 29.7% |
| Total | 19,434,381 | 100.0% | 21,302 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (84%), followed Western Cape accounting for 5%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 3%; Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 2% respectively; Free State and Limpopo each accounted for 1%. Eastern Cape and Northern Cape each 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 28 November 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 28 November 2021 | New cases on 29 November 2021 | Total cases for 29 November 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,164 | 0 | 293 164 | 10 | 293 174 | 9.9 |
| Free State | 165,506 | 0 | 165 506 | 21 | 165 527 | 5.6 |
| Gauteng | 941,810 | 1 | 941 811 | 1 909 | 943 720 | 31.8 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 518,269 | 0 | 518 269 | 63 | 518 332 | 17.5 |
| Limpopo | 123,473 | 0 | 123 473 | 33 | 123 506 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 153,783 | 0 | 153 783 | 53 | 153 836 | 5.2 |
| North West | 154,035 | 0 | 154 035 | 55 | 154 090 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,316 | -1 | 93 315 | 10 | 93 325 | 3.1 |
| Western Cape | 518,050 | 0 | 518 050 | 119 | 518 169 | 17.5 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2 961 406 | 0 | 2 961 406 | 2 273 | 2 963 679 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 10.7% which higher than yesterday (9.8%). The 7-day average is 7.3% today, which is higher than yesterday (6.1%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 79 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 | 201,115 | 37,356 | 1,253 |
| Public | 407 | 236,445 | 57,214 | 1,075 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 437,560 | 94,570 | 2,328 |
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