9/28/2020 National COVID-19Public

daily report
This report collates laboratory data from the public- and private-sectors. Laboratory
test data have been de-duplicated to the level of individual persons. These are
provisional data and may be updated with further data cleaning.
9/28/2020

Person-level case data

test
Cumulative count by date specimen received
Public Private
800,000
903
New cases in the last 24h
600,000

671,669
Number of cases

400,000 Total cases

200,000

0
Mar 2020 May 2020 Jul 2020 Sep 2020
Date specimen received
Cumulative cases by province
250,000
219,202

200,000
Number of cases

150,000
118,797
110,493
100,000 88,975

46,349
50,000
29,078 27,069
16,397 15,309

0
Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Western Cape Eastern Cape Free State North West Mpumalanga Northern Limpopo
Cape
Province
test
Cumulative cases by age and sex
Sex Female Male Unknown
50,000
388,149
Female cases
40,000
Number of cases

30,000
277,726
Male cases
20,000

5,794
10,000
Unknown cases
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 9/28/2020 National COVID-19 daily
All test data report
This report collates laboratory data from the public- and private-sectors. Laboratory
test data have been de-duplicated to the level of individual persons. These are
provisional data and may be updated with further data cleaning. Case-finding method
9/28/2020 as captured by the laboratory information system.

COVID-19 PCR testing data

All testing data Testing data by case-finding method
Sector Total % Total New % New Case finding method Total % Total New % New
tests tests tests tests tests tests tests tests
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Private 2,352,986 57% 4,887 54% Passive case finding 3,316,605 80% 7,614 84%
Public 1,799,494 43% 4,127 46% Community screen and test 835,875 20% 1,400 16%
Total 4,152,480 100% 9,014 100% Total 4,152,480 100% 9,014 100%

*Case-finding method as captured by the laboratory information system.

Total tests by report submission date and sector Community testing report submission date
Sector Private Public Method Community screen and test Passive case finding
60,000 60,000

40,000 40,000
Total tests
Total tests

20,000 20,000

0 0
Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27
Report submission date Report submission date

Comparison of daily cases and tests performed

Total tests and number of cases by report submission date
Total tests Number of cases
25,000 2,500

20,000
2,000
Number of cases

15,000
Total tests

1,500

10,000

1,000
5,000

0 500
Aug 30 Sep 06 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27
Report submission date
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For any queries, contact the NICD on https://www.nicd.ac.za/contact-us/