LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (28 JUNE 2021)

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 12,222 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 1, 941,119.  This increase represents a 28.3 % positivity rate.  A further 138 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date.

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13,011,903 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.

SectorTotal testedNew tested
Private7 355 44757%23 35954%
Public5 656 45643%19 79646%
Total13 011 903 43 155 

PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The Gauteng province accounts for the majority of new cases (69%), followed by the Western Cape (7%). The following table shows the total number of cases per province:

ProvinceNew cases on

28 June 2021

Total cases for

28 June 2021

Percentage total
Eastern Cape314205,85910.6
Free State331113,6485.9
Gauteng8,408629,39932.4
KwaZulu-Natal483352,40118.2
Limpopo56374,7293.8
Mpumalanga53093,4324.8
North West56093,5964.8
Northern Cape13158,6633.0
Western Cape902319,39216.5
Unknown000.0
Total12,2221,941,119100.0

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
An increase of 512 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
Private257143,63624,0127,689
Public400158,27637,5724,112
TOTAL657301,91261,58411,801

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
National Institute for Communicable Diseases

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