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SA Reports 5 552 New Cases

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, reports that 5,552 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing in an 18.5% positivity rate. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,752,630. For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

12,223,448 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below:

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private6,893,77056%16,43655%
Public5,329,67844%13,59845%
Total12,223,44830,034

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (67%), followed by the Western Cape (8%) and North West (5%) provinces. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown below:

ProvinceNew cases on 14 June 2021Total cases for 14 June 2021Percentage total
Eastern Cape105200,14711.4
Free State228107,4336.1
Gauteng3,720509,05329.0
KwaZulu-Natal247343,63619.6
Limpopo11867,5883.9
Mpumalanga16285,9344.9
North West27882,3554.7
Northern Cape24854,8953.1
Western Cape446301,58917.2
Unknown000.0
Total5,5521,752,630100.0

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

An increase of 936 hospital admissions and 153 in-hospital deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.

A summary of reported COVID-19 hospital admissions is shown below:

SectorFacilities ReportingAdmissions to DateDied to DateCurrently Admitted
Private255132,93021,7275,220
Public396151,58236,1572,558
TOTAL651284,51257,8847,778

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.

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