The global number of new cases reported last week (19-25 July 2021) was over 3.8 million, an 8% increase as compared to the previous week (Figure 1); an average of around 540 000 cases were reported each day over the past week as compared to 490 000 cases reported daily the week before. This trend […]
Read MoreThe National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) has confirmed South Africa has now officially entered its Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gauteng reported 5,595 new cases on 10th June 2021 and continues to increase, Gauteng also accounts for 61% of the total cases reported in SA on this day. Provincial Numbers Cases are rising […]
Read MoreThe latest figures are in looking at average daily COVID-19 cases, test positivity, hospital admissions and daily deaths per week. In the last week, the statistics are as follows: New cases have increased by 22% The number of tests being done has increased by 7% The test positivity rate has increased by 12.1% Hospital admissions […]
Read MoreKwa-Zulu Natal was the only province that did not increase in hospital admissions, however the increases in other provinces were small. 2000 new hospital admissions for Gauteng as it maintains its rapid rise in cases. The upward trend in deaths continue to be in Gauteng and the North West Province over the last few weeks. […]
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