The NICD reports 12,045 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,747,018. This increase represents a 19.0% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 361 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 81 187 to date.
16,292,228 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| PRIVATE | 8,911,808 | 55% | 25,861 | 41% |
| PUBLIC | 7,380,420 | 45% | 37,426 | 59% |
| Total | 16,292,228 | 63,287 |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (32%), followed by Western Cape (21%). Eastern Cape accounted for 15%; Gauteng Province accounted for 9%; Free State accounted for 7%; Northern Cape and Mpumalanga accounted for 5% each; North West accounted for 4%; and Limpopo Province accounted for 2% of today’s new cases.
The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 26 August 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 26 August 2021 | New cases on 27 August 2021 | Total cases for 27 August 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 261768 | 0 | 261768 | 1766 | 263534 | 9.6 |
| Free State | 145287 | 0 | 145287 | 876 | 146163 | 5.3 |
| Gauteng | 902070 | -13 | 902057 | 1121 | 903178 | 32.9 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 467093 | 1 | 467094 | 3905 | 470999 | 17.1 |
| Limpopo | 119155 | 0 | 119155 | 199 | 119354 | 4.3 |
| Mpumalanga | 142403 | 1 | 142404 | 569 | 142973 | 5.2 |
| North West | 141640 | 9 | 141649 | 487 | 142136 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 79051 | -5 | 79046 | 569 | 79615 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 476506 | 7 | 476513 | 2553 | 479066 | 17.4 |
| Total | 2734973 | 0 | 2734973 | 12045 | 2747018 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 12 045) is lower than yesterday (n= 12 771) but higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 11 436)
The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 548 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 | 255 | 190,206 | 34,587 | 6,378 |
| Public | 409 | 214,566 | 52,131 | 7,099 |
| TOTAL | 664 | 404,772 | 86,718 | 13,477 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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