As the country gears up to celebrate a much needed long weekend with braais on Heritage Day come Friday, there is still the prospect of COVID-19 in South Africa to consider.
Looking at the latest report from the National Department of Health (NDoH), figures surrounding the spread of the virus remain relatively low, which at least bodes well for the coming days. What will happen on the following Monday after the long weekend, however, remains to be seen.
For now, 2 967 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reported to date climbing to 2 889 298. The NDoH also confirms that 124 fatalities have been reported too, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa reaches 86 500.
The other key statistics in the report note that the recovery rate has climbed again slightly this week to 95.2 percent with 2 750 213 recoveries recorded to date.
As for the vaccine rollout, 187 003 jabs have been administered over the past 24 hours, with these numbers expected to dip over the long weekend. As of 17:00 on 21st September, the total number of vaccines administered is 16 560 718, with an estimated 8 228 296 people inoculated at this stage.
The full breakdown of COVID-19 in South Africa is as follows:
Provinces | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
Western Cape | 507 328 | 486 686 | 1 040 | 19 602 |
Eastern Cape | 288 676 | 268 387 | 5 615 | 14 674 |
Northern Cape | 89 327 | 81 459 | 5 703 | 2 165 |
Free State | 159 852 | 145 844 | 7 397 | 6 611 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 508 613 | 471 000 | 23 355 | 14 258 |
North West | 148 805 | 140 761 | 4 015 | 4 029 |
Mpumalanga | 150 254 | 146 907 | 1 390 | 1 957 |
Gauteng | 914 786 | 892 823 | 2 708 | 19 255 |
Limpopo | 121 657 | 116 346 | 1 362 | 3 949 |
Unknown | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 2 889 298 | 2 750 213 | 52 585 | 86 500 |
As always, in order to stay up to date with the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and abroad, we advise the following materials and platforms:
- COVID-19 Connect on WhatsApp – add 0600 123 456 as a contact and say “Hi”.
- World Health Organisation
- SA Coronavirus website
- SA Government
- SA Presidency
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