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Durban – South Africa’s Covid-19 death rate rose to 49,784 deaths on Friday after 117 more people succumbed to the virus.
According to the latest figures from the Department of Health, the cumulative total of tests carried out to date was 9,028,074 with 28,752 new tests registered since the last report.
Of the last 114 reported deaths, which has decreased this week, 4 were in the Eastern Cape, 0 in the Free State, 59 in Gauteng, 13 in KwaZulu-Natal, 4 in Limpopo, 8 in Mpumalanga, 0 in the North. West, 12 from the North Cape and 17 from the Western Cape.
“We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and we thank the healthcare workers who treated the deceased patients,” the department said in a statement.
South Africa’s recoveries now stand at 1426417, representing a 94% recovery rate.
The most recent data comes from the fact that more than 52,000 received the Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa.
According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, in the first phase of the country’s vaccination program, which began last week, more than 52,000 doses of vaccine were administered to front-line workers.
“More doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will arrive in the coming weeks, reaching an initial total of 500,000,” Ramaphosa said Friday.
He said that in addition to the 12 million doses that South Africa would receive through the Covax facility, the country has obtained more doses directly from Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
Meanwhile, the health department said it planned to inoculate more than a million health workers by the end of March.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told parliament on Thursday that more than a million health workers can expect to receive a coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, after the health department secured a commitment from Pfizer for a initial stretch of 600,000 doses of his double. -vaccine injected.
While the plan to immunize so many people in just one month is no small task, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) says the government needs to increase the number of vaccinators and vaccination sites if it is to achieve its goal.
There are currently an estimated 168 vaccinators, vaccinating approximately 48 people per day, or six to seven people per hour.
According to experts, the country needs a small army of 6,300 vaccinators, who can inoculate 50 people a day, to reach the overall goal of vaccinating 40 million South Africans by the end of the year.
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