LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (05 JULY 2021)

STATEMENT

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 12,513 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2,075,409. This increase represents a 31.6% positivity rate, which is higher than yesterday (30.2%). As per the National Department of Health, a further 331 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 62,171 to date. For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.

 

13 489 570 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private7,607,73656%19,45349%
Public5,881,83444%20,10351%
Total13,489,570 39,556

 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN

The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (60%), followed by WC (10%). Limpopo accounted for 7%; Kwa-Zulu Nata accounted for 6%; North West and Mpumalanga each accounted for 5%; Eastern Cape accounted for 3%; Free State accounted for 2%; and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown below:

ProvinceNew cases on 5 July 2021Total cases for 5 July 2021Percentage total
Eastern Cape399209,86110.1
Free State295116,9945.6
Gauteng7,543709,62834.2
KwaZulu-Natal702360,86617.4
Limpopo86682,7854.0
Mpumalanga63699,6644.8
North West651101,7364.9
Northern Cape16060,3332.9
Western Cape1,261333,54216.1
Total12,5132,075,409100.0

 

 

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

 

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

An increase of 566 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 Date

Died to DateCurrently Admitted
Private257150,71625,3839,052
Public402163.23938,6295,313
TOTAL659313,955

 

64,01214,365

 

 

VACCINE UPDATE

For updates on the national vaccine programme, click here.

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.

 

Kind regards,

Sinenhlanhla Jimoh, Senior Communications Manager

sinenhlanhlaj@nicd.ac.za

National Institute for Communicable Diseases

 

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