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SA Reports 7 773 New COVID-19 Cases

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 7 773 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 391 223. This increase represents a 21.2% positivity rate.

As per the National Department of Health, a further 370 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 70 388 to date.

14 623 917 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector	Total tested	New tested
Private	8,167,298	56%	19,124	52%
Public	6,456,619	44%	17,597	48%
Total	14,623,917		36,721

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (30%), followed by Western Cape (20%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 16%; Eastern Cape accounted for 10%; North West accounted for 7%; Limpopo accounted for 6%; Mpumalanga and Free State each accounted for 5%; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases.

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:

Province	Total cases for 26 July 2021	Adjusted numbers after harmonisation	Updated total cases on 26 July 2021	New cases on 27 July 2021	Total cases for 27 July 2021
Eastern Cape	223 935	0	223 935	773	224 708
Free State	126 542	1	126 543	384	126 927
Gauteng	844 746	-27	844 719	2 324	847 043
KwaZulu-Natal	386 217	1	386 218	1 246	387 464
Limpopo	108 343	-24	108 319	455	108 774
Mpumalanga	120 632	-14	120 618	397	121 015
North West	124 115	23	124 138	520	124 658
Northern Cape	65 535	0	65 535	94	65 629
Western Cape	383 425	0	383 425	1580	385 005
Total	2 383 490	-40	2 383 450	7 773	2 391 223

THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The total number of cases today (n= 7 773) is higher than yesterday (n= 5 683) and lower than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 11 435). The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

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There has been an increase of 650 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	257	171 618	30 368	8 682
Public	412	186 440	44 538	7 759
TOTAL	669	358 058	74 906	16 441