The NICD reports 7,086 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,777,659. This increase represents a 14.4% positivity rate. As per the National Department of Health, a further 431 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 82,261to date. 16,475,179 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 8,984,703 | 55% | 19,636 | 40% |
| Public | 7,490,476 | 45% | 29,532 | 60% |
| Total | 16,475,179 | 49,168 |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (25%), followed by Eastern Cape (22%). Western Cape accounted for 17%; Free State accounted for 10%; Gauteng Province accounted for 8%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; Mpumalanga accounted for 4%; North West accounted for 3%; 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 30 Aug 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 30 Aug 2021 | New cases on 31 Aug 2021 | Total cases for 31 Aug 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 267,280 | 14 | 267,294 | 1,585 | 268,879 | 9.7 |
| Free State | 147,973 | 2 | 147,975 | 732 | 148,707 | 5.4 |
| Gauteng | 904,939 | -21 | 904,918 | 571 | 905,489 | 32.6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 478,175 | -26 | 478,149 | 1,803 | 479,952 | 17.3 |
| Limpopo | 119,768 | 4 | 119,772 | 145 | 119,917 | 4.3 |
| Mpumalanga | 144,414 | 0 | 144,414 | 306 | 144,720 | 5.2 |
| North West | 143,004 | 26 | 143,030 | 201 | 143,231 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 81,058 | -3 | 81,055 | 523 | 81,578 | 2.9 |
| Western Cape | 483,964 | 2 | 483,966 | 1,220 | 485,186 | 17.5 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2,770,575 | -2 | 2,770,573 | 7,086 | 2,777,659 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 7 086) is higher than yesterday (n= 5 644) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 9 816). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 404 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 | 191,570 | 34,904 | 5,972 |
| Public | 409 | 217,119 | 52,850 | 6,661 |
| TOTAL | 664 | 408,689 | 87,754 | 12,663 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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