The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) said that the person died following immunisation with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Mapaila said that a lower COVID-19 infection rate did not necessarily mean South Africans must rest on their laurels as the virus could still be around for a long time.
The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the release of the final state capture report in the same week are two significant developments that will change South Africa in different ways, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Lockdown regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the event would take place virtually.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Thursday made a formal announcement on government's move to repeal the country's last remaining coronavirus mitigating regulations.
Speaking to Mia Malan, Lester Kiewit took government's poor communication around the repeal of COVID-19 restrictions to task.
Professor Wolfgang Preiser stressed that those living with underlying health conditions must still apply caution in the face of the virus still being in circulation.
This comes on the back of Health Minister Joe Phaahla repealing all South Africa's remaining coronavirus pandemic safety measures, including the compulsory wearing of face masks.
An apparent leaked Health Department memo suggests that we could soon see some rules being dropped, including the wearing of masks at indoor public gatherings and the cap on public gatherings.
The Sisonke study team is launching the Sherpa Study that will assess the Moderna booster in protecting against COVID-19 infections and severe COVID-19 disease among healthcare workers.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Pinky Kekana said that this was despite ample evidence of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety.
Experts said that the highest number of coronavirus cases had been detected in the age group over 80-years-old, followed by those in the 40 to 59-year-old cohort.
This increase represents a 26.6% positivity rate.
Government has announced a three-month extension to the health regulations meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and the public consultation period.
Moments before the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa lapsed at mignight, the department announced it had gazetted the limited regulations with effect from Thursday.
There are now more than 40,000 active coronavirus cases in the country.
This is a representation of 22% positivity rate of infections in the latest period under review here at home.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that there has been a sharp uptick in COVID-19 infections in South Africa. Phaahla said three provinces were particularly affected, with Gauteng accounting for 53% of the positive cases, KwaZulu-Natal 23% and the Western Cape 11%. The minister was giving an update on the latest trends on 29 April 2022.
