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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 Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed. 167 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 3 from Ea...

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 Share with your network! The Department of Health have confirmed that the cumulative numb...

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 Ministry's 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. These vaccinations were with the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine and are therefore completed vacc...

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 Covid-19. In a statement on Wednesday, the Gauteng provincial government said Mokgethi was currently i...

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 symptoms before a Covid-19 test on Tuesday. She received the vaccine in February. "All persons who ...