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One million South Africans have now been vaccinated - Zweli Mkhize Share Johannesburg - One million South Africans have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday night. The list of the 1 045 104 people who have been vaccinated since the start of the year, includes 479 768 frontline healthcare workers who were inoculated under the Sisonke Programme during Phase 1 and more than s 565 336 elderly people over the age of 60 who have been vaccinate...

As the South Africa went onto Adjusted Alert Level 2 on Monday, the country’s latest Covid-19 statistics show that 3 755 new cases of the virus were reported on Sunday coupled with 76 new deaths.

Active Covid-19 cases in the country have edged closer to the 50 000 mark.

South Africa has recorded 3 755 new Covid-19 cases, according to the latest statistics by the Department of Health.

There were 4,515 new cases picked up in the latest 24-hour cycle, which brought the country’s known caseload to more than 1,659,000.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that the country will immediately move to lockdown alert level 2 due to the increasing number of positive Covid-19 cases.

The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 1 659 070.

As Cyril Ramaphosa moves South Africa to alert level 2, gatherings have been flagged as the biggest driver of increases. But what does this alert level mean as the country moves into a third Covid-19 wave?

The Department of Health have confirmed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa on 28 May 2021 is 1 645 551, with 4 576 new cases reported over the past 24 hours.