As the week progresses, so does the number of newly recorded infections and fatalities for COVID-19 in South Africa increases.
As such, it looks like the country is still trying to shake off the effects of the fourth wave, which is driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, along with many South Africans still choosing not to get vaccinated despite the overwhelming need to reach population immunity.
According to the latest report from the National Department of Health (NDoH), 6 762 new cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, as the total number of infections to date has increased to 3 540 891.
The NDoH also notes that 181 fatalities have been reported too, which is again a sharp increase from the previous day, as the death toll related to COVID-19 in South Africa climbs to 92 830.
Other key figures in the latest report show the recovery rate rising to 93.5 percent despite the increase in new infections, with 3 309 735 recoveries recorded so far.
As for the vaccine rollout, turnout to sites across the country dipped in the past 24 hours, with 72 871 jabs administered.
As of 17:00 on 12th January, a total of 28 585 930 vaccines have been administered in SA, with an estimated 16 244 418 people fully vaccinated at this stage, factoring in recent booster shots too.
The full outlook for COVID-19 in South Africa follows on below:
| Provinces | Confirmed Cases | Recoveries | Active cases | Deaths |
| Western Cape | 615 130 | 570 648 | 23 433 | 21 049 |
| Eastern Cape | 336 639 | 313 740 | 7 279 | 15 620 |
| Northern Cape | 105 000 | 94 055 | 8 464 | 2 481 |
| Free State | 193 512 | 174 228 | 12 025 | 7 259 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 632 253 | 556 016 | 60 806 | 15 431 |
| North West | 182 165 | 170 304 | 7 395 | 4 466 |
| Mpumalanga | 180 073 | 175 528 | 2 508 | 2 037 |
| Gauteng | 1 151 646 | 1 117 906 | 13 432 | 20 308 |
| Limpopo | 144 473 | 137 310 | 2 984 | 4 179 |
| Unknown | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 3 540 891 | 3 309 735 | 138 326 | 92 830 |
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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