The NICD reports 8,561 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,976,613. This increase represents a 16.5% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 28COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871to date.
19,529, 031 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,490,677 | 53.7% | 32,496 | 62.5% |
| Public | 9,038,354 | 46.3% | 19,481 | 37.5% |
| Total | 19,529,031 | 100.0% | 51,977 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (72%), followed by Western Cape (7%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 6%. Mpumalanga and North West each accounted for 4% respectively. Limpopo 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:
| Province | Total cases for 30 November 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 30 November 2021 | New cases on 01 December 2021 | Total cases for 01 December 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,239 | 0 | 293,239 | 115 | 293,354 | 9.9 |
| Free State | 165,597 | 1 | 165,598 | 138 | 165,736 | 5.6 |
| Gauteng | 946,863 | -12 | 946,851 | 6,168 | 953,019 | 32.0 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 518,591 | 0 | 518,591 | 476 | 519,067 | 17.4 |
| Limpopo | 123,710 | 2 | 123,712 | 271 | 123,983 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 153,975 | -1 | 153,974 | 375 | 154,349 | 5.2 |
| North West | 154,290 | 10 | 1543,00 | 356 | 154,656 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,343 | 0 | 93,343 | 36 | 93,379 | 3.1 |
| Western Cape | 518,444 | 0 | 518,444 | 626 | 519,070 | 17.4 |
| Total | 2,968,052 | 0 | 2,968,052 | 8,561 | 2,976,613 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 16.5% which higher than yesterday (10.7%). The 7-day average is 10.3% today, which is higher than yesterday (8.5%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 135 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 | 201,389 | 37,359 | 1,380 |
| Public | 407 | 236,860 | 57,244 | 1,170 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 438,249 | 94,603 | 2,550 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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