We enter the weekend with power as Eskom announced a lifting of loadshedding at 5:00 this morning.
Whether we will have power throughout the weekend and into next week remains to be seen, but for now it is a positive in what has otherwise been a tough two weeks. Another positive is the latest numbers regarding COVID-19 in South Africa.
To that end, the latest report from the National Department of Health (NDoH) confirms that 356 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, as daily figures remain relatively low this week.
This sees the total number of infections recorded to date rise to 2 924 978. Added to this is 17 newly reported fatalities, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa increases to 89 452.
The department also notes that the recovery rate continues to remain unchanged, as it has done all of this week, with it currently sitting at 96.4 percent. There have been over 18.83 million tests conducted to date too.
As for the vaccine rollout, the past 24 hours continues to see solid turnout at vaccine sites across the country as 136 550 jabs have been administered. As of 17:00 on 11th November, a total of 23 684 440 vaccines have been administered, with an estimated 13 225 253 people fully vaccinated at this stage.
The full outlook for COVID-19 in South Africa follows on below:
| Provinces | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
| Western Cape | 514 087 | 487 956 | 5 960 | 20 171 |
| Eastern Cape | 292 536 | 277 203 | 167 | 15 166 |
| Northern Cape | 92 694 | 88 771 | 1 564 | 2 359 |
| Free State | 163 813 | 153 764 | 3 005 | 7 044 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 516 113 | 498 183 | 3 154 | 14 776 |
| North West | 150 810 | 145 869 | 719 | 4 222 |
| Mpumalanga | 152 202 | 149 968 | 225 | 2 009 |
| Gauteng | 920 406 | 900 276 | 501 | 19 629 |
| Limpopo | 122 317 | 117 140 | 1 101 | 4 076 |
| Unknown | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 2 924 978 | 2 819 130 | 16 396 | 89 452 |
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
[Image – Photo by Bansah Photography on Unsplash]
