The numbers related to COVID-19 in South Africa have begun to pick up once again as the festive season fast approaches. Gauteng in particular is seeing an uptick in infection figures, with a fourth wave of infections predicted to surge soon.
Whether the fourth wave proves as devastating as the third did earlier in the year, remains to be seen, but either way the next few weeks will prove tough for many South Africans as interactions with friends and family will prove difficult.
It therefore places greater importance on the vaccine rollout efforts, which appears to be slowing down somewhat. To that end the past 24 hours has seen 120 311 jabs administered. As of 17:00 on 23rd November, a total of 24 874 528 vaccines have been administered, while an estimated 14 031 159 people fully vaccinated at this stage.
As for the latest report from the National Department of Health (NDoH), it confirms that 868 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, as the total number of infections recorded to date has since reached 2 948 760.
The department also notes that 51 fatalities have been reported too, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa has climbed to 89 635. Meanwhile, the recovery rate remains at 96.3 percent, as it has done for the past few days.
The full outlook for COVID-19 in South Africa follows on below:
| Provinces | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
| Western Cape | 517 483 | 496 313 | 979 | 20 191 |
| Eastern Cape | 293 047 | 277 361 | 495 | 15 191 |
| Northern Cape | 93 183 | 90 346 | 462 | 2 375 |
| Free State | 165 349 | 153 944 | 4 333 | 7 072 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 517 837 | 498 628 | 4 422 | 14 787 |
| North West | 153 551 | 146 040 | 3 256 | 4 255 |
| Mpumalanga | 153 419 | 150 161 | 1 247 | 2 011 |
| Gauteng | 931 717 | 908 493 | 3 564 | 19 660 |
| Limpopo | 123 174 | 117 238 | 1 843 | 4 093 |
| Unknown | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 2 948 760 | 2 838 524 | 20 601 | 89 635 |
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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