A total of 39 612 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 3 641 new cases, which represents a 9.2% positivity rate. A further 61 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 55 568 to date. Read more: http://ow.ly/nHku50ERHjo. ...
South Africa recently announced the new variant of COVID-19 (501.V2) was driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is resulting in greater numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The variant is dominant among new confirmed infections in S...
South Africa has the largest number of COVID-19 cases on the African continent and is currently in a 21-day national lockdown.
Simultaneously, required strengths of intervention measures are strongly debated because containing COVID-19 in favor of the weak health care system largely conflicts with socio-economic hardships. Here we analyze the impact of interventions on outbreak dynamics for South Africa, exhibiting the largest ...
A man receives a Pfizer vaccine jab from a healthcare worker in Johannesburg, South Africa Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. /CFP The number of COVID-19 fatalities in South Africa is approaching the 90,000 mark even as the government seeks to ramp up vaccinations. According to the la...
JOHANNESBURG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has reached a "turning point" since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020 and decided to lift COVID-19 restrictions in the country, according to South African health minister Joe Phaahla. ...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa (SA) has established a Tracing Database, collecting both aggregated and individualised mobility and locational data on COVID-19 cases and their contacts. There are compelling public health reasons for this development, since the database has the...
Tests conducted: 9,369,594 Positive cases identified: 1,525,648 Total recoveries: 1,447,503 Total deaths: 51,110 New cases: 1,474Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa, Department of Health.Media filesDownload logo
Real GDP is now a bit higher than it was pre-COVID-19, which means the economy is now back at pre-pandemic levels, said the Stats SA. Manufacturing was the star performer in the first quarter, which saw strong growth of almost 5 percent, as eight of the ten industries recorded positiv...
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - CAPE TOWN -- The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has reached 10,015, with 595 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zw...