{"id":197233,"date":"2021-08-04T19:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus-south-africa-covid19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-04-august-2021?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-04T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:48:58","slug":"coronavirus-south-africa-covid-19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-04-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/coronavirus-south-africa-covid-19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-04-august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (04 August 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Today the institute reports 13 263 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 484 009 This increase represents a 22.3% positivity rate.<\/p>\n

As per the National Department of Health, a further 423 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 73 415 to date.<\/p>\n

15 031 457 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Total tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PRIVATE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8 357 415<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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56%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

31 747<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

53%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

PUBLIC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6 674 042<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

44%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27 816<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

47%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15 031 457<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n\n

59 563<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nPROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n

The majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (27%), followed by Gauteng (22%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for (18%); Eastern Cape accounted for 8%; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; North West accounted for 6%; Free State and Limpopo accounted for 4% each; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today’s new cases.<\/p>\n

The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Total cases for 03 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Adjusted numbers after harmonisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Updated total cases on 03 August  2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New cases on 04 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Total cases for 04 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Percentage total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Eastern Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

230026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

230031<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1088<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

231119<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9,3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Free State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

130178<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

130179<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

596<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

130775<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5,3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Gauteng<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

866786<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

866757<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2927<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

869684<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

35,0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

KwaZulu-Natal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

400046<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

400030<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2408<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

402438<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16,2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Limpopo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

112326<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

112332<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

587<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

112919<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4,5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Mpumalanga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

126867<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

126877<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

922<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

127799<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5,1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

North West<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

129312<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

129335<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

806<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

130141<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5,2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Northern Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

68244<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

68240<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

342<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

68582<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2,8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Western Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

406961<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

406965<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3587<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

410552<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16,5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Unknown<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0,0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2470746<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2470746<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

13263<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2484009<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

100,0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nTHE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The total number of cases today (n= 13 263) is higher than yesterday (n= 8 988) and higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n= 10 846).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased<\/p>\n

7-day moving average number of new cases by province and date of reporting, 12 April 2020 to date, South Africa.<\/p>\n

For more detailed information, visit the GIS Dashboard.<\/a><\/p>\n

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

There has been an increase of 533 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Facilities Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

to Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Died to Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Currently Admitted<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Private<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

257<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

177 046<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

31 709<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7 866<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Public<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

411<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

194 340<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

46 902<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7 763<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

TOTAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

668<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

371 386<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

78 611<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15 629<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

VACCINE UPDATE<\/strong>
\nFor updates on the national vaccine programme, click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).<\/i><\/p>\n

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