Of the 14 922 954 million COVID-19 doses given so far in South Africa, 217 752 were administered in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This means there are now 10 860 605 citizens who have received a jab in the country out of the 39 789 201 adults government is targeting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In addition, the Department of Health said there are 7 330 517 people who have been vaccinated in South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the country reported 2 640 new infections, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 860 835.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The majority of additional infections were logged in the Eastern Cape after 864 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The province is followed by 601 cases in KwaZulu-Natal, 258 in Free State and 240 in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
However, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the current surge is showing signs of a sustained downward trend.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In addition, a further 125 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing the tally to 85 002 to date.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been an increase of 163 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours,\u201d the NICD added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The information is based on the 17 098 529 tests, of which 25 293 were performed since the last reporting cycle. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
According to the World Health Organisation, as of 13 September 2021, there have been 224 511 226 confirmed global cases of COVID-19, 4 627 540 deaths and 5 534 977 637 administered vaccine doses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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