Coronavirus in south africa
SA records 274 more COVID-related deaths & over 10k new infections
The health department also announced 274 more COVID-related deaths had been reported, bringing the total death toll in the country to 81,461.
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KZN govt worried fewer people getting vaccinated, more SA men step up
The KZN health department's Dr Sandile Tshabalala said they have also started collaborating with influencers to encourage people to get vaccinated.
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SA among 20 countries with highest COVID cases & deaths
The 20 countries with the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past week (18 August to 24 August).
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SA records over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases with 268 more fatalities
KwaZulu-Natal remains the epicentre of the virus, accounting for 29% of the known cases, followed by the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
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Vaccine passport for SA ‘not an easy decision’ - Health dept
This week Parliament heard that the tourism department wants to introduce a vaccine passport for South Africa, but there are still several international and legislative hurdles.
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Delta variant rapidly becoming dominant strain in SA - UKZN's De Oliveira
COVID-19 cases in Limpopo, KwaZulu Natal, the Western Cape and Mpumalanga are being driven by the variant first detected in India.
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Health Dept withdraws decision to allow special groups to get COVID-19 vaccine
It's been reported there are special dispensations for those needing to travel for work or business, those studying abroad, sportsmen or women who are required to travel in order to represent the nation and residents needing to access healthcare overseas.
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SA records 9,320 new COVID-19 infections; majority cases from GP, WC & NW
The majority of new cases were from the Gauteng province with 63%, followed by the Western Cape at 11% and the North West at 6%.
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SA records more than 4,000 new COVID-19 infections
The department also reported that 53 people succumbed to the virus in the same period, bringing the country's known death toll to 55, 772.
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SA records 2,191 new COVID cases, health dept confirms variants from India, UK
The health department has confirmed in a late-night statement on Saturday, that the country has 11 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant discovered in the UK, and four cases of the B.1.617.2 variant found in India.
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SA records 1,385 new COVID-19 cases in latest 24-hour cycle
The health department said 1,385 new cases were picked up, which brought the known caseload to over 1,574,000.
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SA records 34 more COVID-19 deaths, 655 new infections
These fatalities, recorded over the past 24 hours, bring the country's known death toll to 53,356.
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58 more COVID-19 fatalities push SA death toll to 52,846
The recovery rate is still at 95%, with 1.4 million people having recuperated.
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Ramaphosa: Govt to review restrictions on public gatherings in 2 weeks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again tightened regulations specifically around liquor sales for the Easter holidays.
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Winde to argue against stricter Easter lockdown at top-level meeting
As the long weekend approaches, there's been fevered speculation that President Cyril Ramaphosa might opt to increase the lockdown level.
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Alcohol industry fears another booze ban for Easter, COVID-19 third wave
Role players in the hard-hit sector are waiting to see whether President Cyril Ramaphosa could announce stricter lockdown regulations for the Easter long weekend.
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SA records over 1,300 new COVID infections in the last 24-hour cycle
The health department said 1,387 new cases have been recorded in the same day, pushing our known caseload to 1,544,000.
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WC Health Dept wary of COVID-19 resurgence despite decline in infections, deaths
Officials said that they were seeing a decline in cases, admissions and deaths.
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GP, WC govts warn COVID 3rd wave looming with Easter long weekend approaching
South Africans were looking forward to the Human Rights Day long weekend, the Easter break, and school holidays under lockdown level 1, but experts warn this may result in increased risk for a third COVID-19 wave.
