Vermont s Southwestern Medical Center opened a dental clinic in 2018 to increase accessibility, but it now faces staffing shortages and operating losses.
South Africa registered 2,465 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 2,952,500. A further 114 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total official deaths to 89,771. A total of 25,123,452 people have been vaccinated.