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By IOL Reporter 
6h ago
Johannesburg – South Africa has recorded 4,645 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 104 deaths since the last report, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The cumulative number of cases is now 810,449 and the death toll at 22,067.
With 14,417 cases, the Western Cape stream has the highest number of active cases, followed by Eastern Cape with 8,536 cases and KwaZulu-Natal with 8,501.
Gauteng, which for months was the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, currently has only 3,127 active cases.
Deaths and recoveries
Of the 104 deaths reported on Saturday, 65 were from the Eastern Cape, 20 from the Western Cape, 7 from Gauteng, 6 from KwaZulu-Natal and 3 from the Free State and Mpumalanga.
Data test
To date, 5,565,928 tests have been completed, of which 31,844 were performed since the last report.
Vaccination plans
There are four candidate vaccines that have been studied in the South African population that are produced by Astra Zeneca, Novavax, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer / BioNTech.
Before a vaccine can be implemented, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) must evaluate the safety, efficacy and quality of the vaccine, but none of the vaccine manufacturers have submitted their applications to SAHPRA so far.
To support South Africa’s efforts to ensure early access to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments as soon as they become available, the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 Vaccines has been developing a strategy for the implementation of a Covid-19 vaccination.
This strategy will include a review of available resources, service delivery platforms, and investment required to ensure successful administration to selected priority groups.
Collaboration between the public and private health sectors will be key to the successful implementation of the vaccine.
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