- More than 8 million vaccine doses have been administered.
- South Africa recorded 13 263 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Wednesday.
- 423 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death toll to 73 415.
More than eight million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in South Africa as part of its vaccination drive.
According to the Department of Health, 8 182 380 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 185 949 were administered in the last 24-hour cycle.
To date, 1 635 970 people have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, while 1 691 980 have been vaccinated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
South Africa recorded 13 263 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Wednesday and 423 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 73 415.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 2 484 009 with 13 263 new cases reported. Today 423 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 73 415 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 2 258 603with a recovery rate of 90,9% pic.twitter.com/NRjbqnBxnE
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) August 4, 2021
According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Wednesday, the country recorded 2 484 009 laboratory-confirmed cases.
"The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)… reports that 13 263 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 22.3% positivity rate," the statement read.
As of Wednesday, Gauteng recorded 869 684 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the Western Cape 410 552 and KwaZulu-Natal 402 438.
"The majority of new cases today (Wednesday) are from Western Cape (27%), followed by Gauteng (22%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for (18%); Eastern Cape accounted for 8%; Mpumalanga accounted for 7%; North West accounted for 6%; Free State and Limpopo accounted for 4% each; and Northern Cape accounted for 3% of today's new cases," NICD spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Jimoh said.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 59 563 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 13 263 new cases, which represents a 22.3% positivity rate. A further 423 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 73 415 to date. Read more: https://t.co/X7zNa8ePRt pic.twitter.com/6MrDbentKv
— NICD (@nicd_sa) August 4, 2021
The Western Cape recorded 3 587 new cases on Wednesday, Gauteng 2 927 and KwaZulu-Natal 2 408.
There was an increase of 533 hospital admissions in the last 24-hour cycle. In total, 15 629 Covid-19 patients were in both public and private hospitals.
As of Wednesday, South Africa conducted 15 031 457 tests, of which 59 563 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.
The recovery rate is 90.9%, which translates to 2 258 603 recoveries.
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