{"id":197517,"date":"2021-08-06T22:18:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus--south-africa-covid19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-06-august-2021?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-06T22:18:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T20:18:53","slug":"coronavirus-south-africa-covid-19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-06-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/coronavirus-south-africa-covid-19-statistics-for-republic-of-south-africa-06-august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus &#8211; South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (06 August 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/44be2f4b7623743\/600\/418\" alt=\"National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>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<p>Today the institute reports&nbsp;<strong>13 652<\/strong>&nbsp;new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to&nbsp;<strong>2 511 178<\/strong>. This increase represents a&nbsp;<strong>21.7%&nbsp;<\/strong>positivity rate.<\/p>\n<p>As per the National Department of Health, a further&nbsp;<strong>479<\/strong>&nbsp;COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 74 352 to date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15 156 101&nbsp;<\/strong>tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:740px\" width=\"740\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p><strong>Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:171px\">\n<p><strong>Total tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:168px\">\n<p><strong>New tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>PRIVATE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:122px\">\n<p>8&nbsp;414 774<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:48px\">\n<p>56%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:103px\">\n<p>28 563<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:65px\">\n<p>46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>PUBLIC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:122px\">\n<p>6 741 327<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:48px\">\n<p>44%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:103px\">\n<p>34 205<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:65px\">\n<p>54%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p><strong>Total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:122px\">\n<p><strong>15&nbsp;156 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:48px\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:103px\">\n<p><strong>62 768<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:65px\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nThe cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:<br \/>\n<strong>PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN<\/strong><br \/>\nThe majority of new cases today are from Western Cape (30%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (20%) Gauteng accounted for 19%; Eastern Cape accounted for 9%; Mpumalanga accounted for 6%; North West accounted for 5%; Free State &amp; Limpopo each accounted for 4% respectively; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today&rsquo;s new cases.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:740px\" width=\"740\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p><strong>Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p><strong>Total cases for 05 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p><strong>Adjusted numbers after harmonisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p><strong>Updated total cases on 05 August&nbsp; 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p><strong>New cases on 06 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p><strong>Total cases for 06 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p><strong>Percentage total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Eastern Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>232 064<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>232 052<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>1 196<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>233 248<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>9.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Free State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>131 352<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>131 347<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>586<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>131 933<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>5.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Gauteng<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>872 370<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>872 306<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>2 534<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>874 840<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>34.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>KwaZulu-Natal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>405 077<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>405 047<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>2 673<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>407 720<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>16.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Limpopo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>113 385<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>113 382<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>513<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>113 895<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>4.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Mpumalanga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>128 754<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>128 757<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>872<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>129 629<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>5.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>North West<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>130 880<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>130 895<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>693<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>131 588<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>5.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Northern Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>69 152<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>69 147<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>457<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>69 604<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p>Western Cape<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p>414 621<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p>-28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p>414 593<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p>4 128<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p>418 721<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p>16.7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:91px\">\n<p><strong>Total<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:80px\">\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;497 655<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:106px\">\n<p><strong>-129<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:97px\">\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;497 526<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:68px\">\n<p><strong>13 652<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:92px\">\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;511 178<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:86px\">\n<p><strong>100.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n7-day moving average number of new cases by province and date of reporting, 12 April 2020 to date, South Africa.<strong>THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe total number of cases today (n=13 652) is lower than yesterday (n=13 777) and higher than the average number of new cases per day over the 7 preceding days (n=10 939)<\/p>\n<p>The 7-day moving average daily number of cases has increased<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gis.nicd.ac.za\/portal\/apps\/opsdashboard\/index.html#\/15eb33988f104b73867606c1248578ff\"><strong>GIS Dashboard.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS<\/strong><br \/>\nThere has been an increase of&nbsp;<strong>566&nbsp;<\/strong>hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:740px\" width=\"740\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>Sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>Facilities Reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>to Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>Died to Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>Currently Admitted<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>Private<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>257<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>178 717<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>32 088<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>7 611<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>Public<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>411<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>196 082<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>47 369<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p>7 698<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>668<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>374 799<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>79 457<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:123px\">\n<p><strong>15 309<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>VACCINE UPDATE<\/strong><br \/>\nFor updates on the national vaccine programme, click&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/here.\">here.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD).<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/3c9fc281d2feb3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/3c9fc281d2feb3c\" alt=\"National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa (NICD)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/3c9fc281d2feb3c\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp;13 652&nbsp;new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to&nbsp;2 511 178. 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