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Nomathemba Mokgethi: Vaccinated MEC tests positive for COVID-19 “The health MEC was one of the first people to receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine under the Sisonke Programme in Gauteng,” said the province after Nomathemba Mokgethi tested positive for COVID-19. The Gauteng MEC for health Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi has tested positive for COVID-19, the provincial department said on Wednesday, 17 May. Mokgethi is currently in self-isolation at home and all parties that have been in contact wi...

Gauteng health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi is self-isolating at home after she tested positive for Covid-19.

19 May 2021 - 21:52 By TimesLIVE At the age of 103, Maria Lekiti gets vaccinated by Sister Ramatsobane Mahlangu at the Munsieville Care for the Aged home in Krugersdorp in phase two of the vaccine rollout targeted at the elderly. Image: Sebabatso Mosamo/Sunday Times There were 3,522 new Covid-19 cases recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said.  The new infections came from 40,355 tests, at a positivity rate of 8.72%. The government h...

By TimesLIVE - 18 May 2021 SA recorded 2,355 new Covid-19 cases and 80 pandemic-related deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. Image: GCIS SA recorded 2,355 new Covid-19 cases and 80 pandemic-related deaths in the past 24 hours, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday. This means that there have now been 1,617,840 cumulative infections to date and 55,340 fatalities. The new infections came from 32,397 tests, at a positivity ...

80 more people succumb to Covid-19 taking SA’s death to 55 340 By IOL Reporter Share Durban - Eighty more people died as a result of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the National Department of Health said, taking South Africa’s total deaths to 55 340. The department said that over the last 24 hours 32 397 Covid-19 tests were conducted. Of the 80 new deaths, the Eastern Cape reported 6, the Free State 22, Gauteng 32, KwaZulu Natal 5, Limpopo 6, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape 0 and the...

On Sunday, the country was scheduled to receive another 325 260 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, bringing the total Pfizer doses in the country to 975 780 by Monday morning.

Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said 2585 new cases were identified and 27 new deaths have been reported increasing SA's death total to 55 210.

 Until now Covid-19 vaccinations in South Africa have only taken place in the context of clinical trials and the Sisonke implementation study. That will change on Monday (17 May) when the country’s mass vaccination programme kicks off. It will also see the start of phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan, as adults over the age of 60 become eligible for vaccination.  If things go according to plan, the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country should increase in the coming we...

Until now Covid-19 vaccinations in South Africa have only taken place in the context of clinical trials and the Sisonke implementation study. That will change on Monday (17 May) when the country’s mass vaccination programme kicks off. It will also see the start of phase 2 of the vaccine rollout plan, as adults over the age of 60 become eligible for vaccination. If things go according to plan, the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country should increase in the coming weeks...

Health workers flock to Durban hospital in rush to get jab Updated Nushera Soodyal Share this: The Netcare Group says theres been an influx of healthcare workers arriving to be vaccinated at its St Augustines Hospital vaccination site in Durban as the Sisonke Programme draws to a close. Nushera Soodyal It says misinformation currently being circulated isnt helping. The group has again urged healthcare workers without an appointment to not come to the facility. Hundreds of workers have been qu...