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SA Reports 9 160 New COVID-19 Cases

Nurses work on the roster inside one of four wards converted for Covid-19 patients at Queen's hospital.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, reports that 9,160 new COVID-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 24.9 percent positivity rate. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1,832,479. A further 93 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 58 795 to date. For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

12 586 342 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

Sector	Total tested	New tested
PRIVATE	7,105,600	56%	20,533	56%
PUBLIC	5,480,742	44%	16,325	44%
Total	12,586,342		36,858

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from the Gauteng province (69%), followed by the Western Cape (7%). The cumulative number of cases by province is shown below:

Province	New cases on 21 June 2021	Total cases for 21 June 2021	Percentage total
Eastern Cape	193	202,687	11.1
Free State	248	110,545	6.0
Gauteng	6,292	560,202	30.6
KwaZulu-Natal	322	347,136	18.9
Limpopo	296	69,834	3.8
Mpumalanga	443	88,976	4.9
North West	422	87,103	4.8
Northern Cape	297	56,973	3.1
Western Cape	647	309,023	16.9
Unknown	0	0	0.0
Total	9,160	1,832,479	100.0

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

An increase of 341 hospital admissions have been reported in the past 24 hours. A summary of reported COVID-19 hospital admissions is shown below:

Sector	Facilities Reporting	Admissions to Date	Died to Date	Currently Admitted
Private	257	137,584	22,198	6,267
Public	399	154,322	36,710	3,236
TOTAL	656	291,906	58,908	9,503

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.