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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced 4 424 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday 27 May, with 93 more deaths resulting from the virus.

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SA records 4 623 new Covid-19 cases overnight as 102 people succumb to virus Share Durban - More than 10 per cent of all South Africans who went for Covid-19 tests in the past 36 hours have tested positive, figures from the Department of Health show. According to the Health Department’s lastest Covid-19 statistics, the cumulative number of Covi-19 cases identified in South Africa as of Wednesday was 1 645 555, with 4 623 new cases reported from Tuesday. During this same period, 102 deaths th...

A total of 11 452 185 tests have been completed with 45 877 new tests conducted since the last report. The total number of vaccines administered stood at under the Sisonke Programme is 479 768 while phase two of the which kick started last week has seen 282 135 people getting vaccinated. This now brings the total number of people vaccinated nationally to 761 903. Cracks beginning to show in SA’s vaccination data system Although kicking off with a promising, albeit slow, start to the vaccine r...

SA Records 2 383 New COVID-19 Cases Image: Harvard Health - Harvard University 6 hours ago 1 min read Share with your network! The Department of Health have confirmed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 637 848. Testing Data The number of tests conducted to date is 11 378 282. ...

72 more COVID-19 deaths take SA’s toll to 55,874 The Department of Health said 2,383 infections were also detected over that period, with the caseload ballooning to 1 637 848. Picture: 123rf.com JOHANNESBURG – Seventy-two more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus. These fatalities - recorded over the past 24-hour reporting cycle - bring the country’s known death toll since...

Africa Day: Continent fighting for access to vaccines, economic relief By Kailene Pillay Share The celebration of Africa Day comes amid the continent fighting with its back against the wall for access to vaccines and economic relief imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) - the legislative arm of the African Union (AU) - is expected to elect new leadership in Johannesburg this week. PAP spokesperson Jeffrey Onganga said the body had been call...

24 May 2021 - 07:00 By TimesLIVE A protester with a placard reading "What kind of world do you want to live in?" is detained by police during a demonstration against the government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Berlin, Germany, on May 23 2021. Image: REUTERS/Christian Mang May 24 2021 - 22:07 Total number of people vaccinated under the Sisonke Programme almost at 500,000 mark: Health department  As of today, the total number of confirmed #COVID19...

COVID-19: SA records 2,894 new cases and 30 more deaths Thirty more people have succumbed to the virus in the same period, bringing the countrys death toll since the start of the pandemic to 55,802. Picture: 123rf.com JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has recorded over 2,894 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Thats now pushed the countrys total caseload to 1 635 465. Thirty more people have succumbed to ...

A total of 2 383 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, compared to 2 894 on Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 1 637 848.