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SA Reports 18 762 New COVID-19 Cases

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues the monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in order to inform the public health response.

Today the institute reports 18,762 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,895,905.  This increase represents a 25.5 % positivity rate.  A further 215 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 59 621 to date.

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12 842 761 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private7 258 34857%45 28961%
Public5 584 41343%28 42039%
Total12 842 76173 709

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases (63%), followed by the Western Cape (9 %). The following table shows the total number of cases per province:

ProvinceNew cases on 25 June 2021Total cases for 25 June 2021Percentage total
Eastern Cape591204,76710.8
Free State523112,4765.9
Gauteng11,777599,79131.6
KwaZulu-Natal997350,28718.5
Limpopo83272,5293.8
Mpumalanga87791,5924.8
North West107391,0594.8
Northern Cape33458,0863.1
Western Cape1758315,31816.6
Unknown000.0
Total18,7621,895,905100.0

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
An increase of 606 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours.

The following is a list of COVID-19 hospital admissions that have been reported:

SectorFacilities ReportingAdmissions to DateDied to DateCurrently Admitted
Private257141,45823,5807,292
Public400157,10337,2973,857
TOTAL657298,56160,87711,149

VACCINE UPDATE

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Thank you for your interest and remember that adhering to preventative measures limits your risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. For more information on COVID-19, click here.