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Citizen reporter & AFP A vial of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: AFP The South African Communist Party (SACP) has accused the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) of being “captured by Western medicine”. Speaking at the Moses Kotane memorial lecture on Sunday, SACP first deputy general-secretary Solly Mapaila said that SAHPRA was using delay tactics over Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccine regist...

SA Reports 4 236 New COVID-19 Cases

SA records 2 894 new Covid-19 infections, 30 more deaths By IOL Reporter A total of 2894 new Covid-19 cases were reported in South Africa on Sunday. The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 635 465, said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize in a statement on Sunday. A total of 30 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported: one Eastern Cape death, Free State 5, Gauteng 20, Kwa-Zulu Natal 1 and Western Cape with 3 deaths. This brings the total number of deaths to 55 802. T...

SA Reports 3 332 New COVID-19 Cases A member of medical staff wearing protective equipment, prepares to take care of patients amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an hospital in Douala, Cameroon April 27, 2020. Picture taken April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Josiane Kouagheu NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. 5 mins ago 1 min read ...

SA Reports 3 641 New COVID-19 Cases EWN Share with your network! The Department of Health have confirmed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa is 1 625 003. Testing Data The number of tests conducted to date is 11 246 917. Of these 39 612 tests were conducted since the last report. Deaths and Recoveries 61 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 7, Free State 2, Gauteng...

Citizen reporter Provinces are back capturing data as far back as December 2020 as part of their Covid-19 mortality audits, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said. The Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: AFP As of Wednesday 19 May 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases stands at 1,621,362 with 3522 new cases recorded in a day, Health Mini...

SA Reports 3 522 New COVID-19 Cases FILE PHOTO: Beds are seen at a temporary field hospital set up in a sports complex by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo 12 mins ago 1 min read ...

80 Covid deaths recorded, 39 371 Phase Two vaccinations so far Updated Newswatch Share this: According to the latest Covid-19 statistics, 80 more people in South Africa died after they contracted the virus.  MICHELE SPATARI / AFP The Health Ministrys recorded another 2 355 new infections.  Gauteng has the highest number of active cases at over 8 000, followed by the Northern Cape at 6 200 and the Free State at almost 6 000.  "The total vaccinated under the Sisonke Programme is 479 768. The...

Citizen reporter Mokgethi is in isolation and everyone who was in contact with her has been advised to isolate and get tested. Gauteng health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on 17 February 2021. Picture: Michel Bega Gauteng MEC for health, Nomathemba Mokgethi, has tested positive for Co...

Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi presented with mild symptoms before a Covid-19 test. Mokgethi was one of the first people to receive the J&J vaccine, under the Sisonke Programme in Gauteng.  Last week, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced the province had officially entered the third wave. Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in self-isolation, the provincial government confirmed. In a statement, it said Mokgethi presented with mild...