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...
The parameter assumptions are based on mobility data provided by the South African local mobility business GoMetro (see “Methods” section for further details of model setup). Figure 2 Estimated COVID-19 cases for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa. (A,B) Simulation of the ...
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 l...
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...
CAPE TOWN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The total number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 1,280, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday. In his latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, he also confirmed the second death of a COVID-19 patient, a 74-year-old male....
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...
South Africa has approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Chinese company, Sinovac. 2.5 million doses have been cleared for delivery, as South Africa battles a crippling third wave, which is overwhelming hospitals - especially in Johannesburg. The country reported 24,000 new...
Sixty-four more people died of COVID-19 in South Africa on Wednesday. Of the latest fatalities, 24 are from KwaZulu-Natal, 14 from Gauteng, 11 from Mpumalanga, nine from the Western Cape and six from the Northern Cape, pushing the death toll to 15 705. ...
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A few weeks in, Data Science thoughts on COVID-19 in South AfricaIf you are interested in the Africa-wide effort: Go to https://github.com/dsfsi/covid19africaFor information on daily updates on the repo, go to https://twitter.com/vukosi/status/1239184086633242630?s=20Licenses...