The NICD reports 16,366 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,020,569. This increase represents a 23.8% positivity rate.
As per the National Department of Health, a further 21 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,965 to date.
19,715,126 tests have been conducted in both public and private sectors as per the table below.
| Sector | Total tested | New tested | ||
| Private | 10,595,846 | 53.7% | 38,994 | 56.8% |
| Public | 9,119,280 | 46.3% | 29,709 | 43.2% |
| Total | 19,715,126 | 100.0% | 68,703 | 100.0% |
PROVINCIAL BREAKDOWN
The majority of new cases today are from Gauteng (71%). Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal each accounted for 6%. Mpumalanga accounted for 5%. Limpopo and North West each accounted for 4%. Free State and Eastern Cape each accounted for 2% and Northern Cape accounted for 1% of today’s new cases. The cumulative number of cases by province is shown in the table below:
| Province | Total cases for 03 December 2021 | Adjusted numbers after harmonisation | Updated total cases on 03 December 2021 | New cases on 04 December 2021 | Total cases for 04 December 2021 | Percentage total |
| Eastern Cape | 293,839 | 0 | 293,839 | 316 | 294,155 | 9.7 |
| Free State | 166,283 | 0 | 166,283 | 327 | 166,610 | 5.5 |
| Gauteng | 972,854 | 18 | 972,872 | 11,607 | 984,479 | 32.6 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 520,595 | 2 | 520,597 | 1,002 | 521,599 | 17.3 |
| Limpopo | 124,902 | -3 | 124,899 | 638 | 125,537 | 4.2 |
| Mpumalanga | 155,463 | -1 | 155,462 | 743 | 156,205 | 5.2 |
| North West | 155,960 | -16 | 155,944 | 615 | 156,559 | 5.2 |
| Northern Cape | 93,553 | 0 | 93,553 | 101 | 93,654 | 3.1 |
| Western Cape | 520,754 | 0 | 520,754 | 1,017 | 521,771 | 17.3 |
| Total | 3,004,203 | 0 | 3,004,203 | 16,366 | 3,020,569 | 100.0 |
THE 7-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES BY PROVINCE
The proportion of positive new cases/total new tested today is 23.8% which is lower than yesterday (24.3%). The 7-day average is 16.8% today, which is higher than yesterday (14.7%).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
There has been an increase of 110 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The following table is a summary of reported COVID-19 admissions by sector.
| Sector | Facilities Reporting | Admissions to Date |
Died to Date | Currently Admitted |
| Private | 258 | 202,173 | 37,402 | 1,631 |
| Public | 407 | 237,782 | 57,291 | 1,624 |
| TOTAL | 665 | 439,955 | 94,693 | 3,255 |
VACCINE UPDATE
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