As we get ever closer to the festive season and the predicted fourth wave of infections for COVID-19 in South Africa, each daily report from the National Department of Health (NDoH) is scrutinised for signs of any impending surge in cases.
For now, the daily reports have yielded low figures, with no peaks in the past month or so. The same applies to the latest NDoH report, with the department confirming that 273 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
This sees the total number of infections recorded for SA to date climb to 2 926 348. The NDoH also notes that 15 fatalities have been reported too, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa increases to 89 504.
The recovery rate is the only statistic that remains unchanged at 96.4 percent, with 2 820 030 recoveries recorded so far and over 18.96 million tests conducted across the country.
As for the vaccine, the past 24 hours has seen 134 586 jabs administered, with turnout at vaccination sites proving steady for now. As of 17:00 on 16th November, a total of 24 216 614 vaccines administered in South Africa, while an estimated 13 583 910 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 | 514 249 | 487 956 | 6 113 | 20 180 |
| Eastern Cape | 292 603 | 277 292 | 136 | 15 175 |
| Northern Cape | 92 790 | 88 825 | 1 603 | 2 362 |
| Free State | 163 904 | 153 862 | 2 985 | 7 057 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 516 263 | 498 293 | 3 192 | 14 778 |
| North West | 150 881 | 145 930 | 729 | 4 222 |
| Mpumalanga | 152 274 | 150 068 | 195 | 2 011 |
| Gauteng | 921 036 | 900 636 | 761 | 19 639 |
| Limpopo | 122 348 | 117 168 | 1 100 | 4 080 |
| Unknown | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 2 926 348 | 2 820 030 | 16 814 | 89 504 |
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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