The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa has increased to 1 533 961 with 1 464 new cases.
In a statement, the Department of Health also reported a further 90 COVID-19 related deaths. “Eastern Cape 3, Free State 10, Gauteng 12, KwaZulu-Natal 14, Limpopo 33, Mpumalanga 5, North West 0, Northern Cape 0
and Western Cape 13.”
This brings the total to 51 724 deaths. The cumulative recoveries today stand at 1 459 894, representing a recovery rate of 95%.
The number of healthcare workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol stands at 177 725.
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Mabuza on vaccine rollout
Earlier, Deputy President David Mabuza said the vaccine rollout is not happening as fast as was hoped.
Mabuza visited the pharmaceutical company, Biovac Insitute in Cape Town, to view the possibilities the facility holds in enabling South Africa to manufacture its own vaccines in the future.
As Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Vaccines, Mabuza says more vaccines are scheduled to arrive in the country soon.
More than 177 000 frontline healthcare workers have been inoculated as part of the Johnson & Johnson trial vaccines.
The plan was to upscale the vaccination programme towards the end of March. However, Mabuza says a shortage in supply is a major hurdle.
“No good news, we are still struggling with availability. Of course, J&J is picking up now and Pfizer will come into play so in the next few weeks we are expecting more vaccines. We thought by the end of March we would reach a million but it doesn’t look like it, probably the first week of April, the second week of April, that’s when we’re going to reach a million. But as we are speaking now inoculation is continuing, though not at a very good pace. I can say the pace is not good.”
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