Coronavirus in south africa
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.
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Fearing COVID-19 third wave, Makhura pleads for limited Easter gatherings
Speaking during a Gauteng provincial coronavirus command council update, the premier said he was particularly worried about public gatherings as the province prepares for the long weekend and the Easter break.
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Gauteng remains highly vulnerable to COVID-19 third wave, command council warns
With the Easter break approaching, Professor Bruce Mellado, said that the number of infections within communities was showing a slow uptick and could pose as a threat in stabilising the infection rate.
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COVID-19: Our entrance into an age of pandemics
After its discovery in Wuhan, China in 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still here in 2021. In this Eyewitness News original documentary, we break down our understanding of COVID-19, how our science has dealt with it so far and recognising that this may be only the beginning.
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82 new COVID-related deaths push SA’s toll to 51,261
Over 1,500 news cases were reported in the last 24-hour cycle, pushing the country's total cases to over 1, 528,000.
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Number of SA’s active COVID cases drops by 90% in 3 months
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reports the country is currently dealing with just over 26,000 cases of the coronavirus.
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SA records 69 new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the toll up to 51,179
The health department also confirmed 1,225 new infections over the same 24 hours, which means SA recorded 1,526,873 cases since the start of the pandemic.
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SA records 157 COVID-related deaths in the last day, KZN reports most fatalities
Most deaths were recorded in Kwazulu-Natal with 46 fatalities, followed by Gauteng with 33 and 26 in the Free State province.
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Health dept ‘ahead of target’ in vaccine rollout for healthcare workers
The health department released a statement shortly after the arrival of the second batch of the J&J vaccine, saying it was ahead of its vaccination targets with more than 63,000 frontline healthcare workers receiving their jab in the past 10 days.
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SA records 1,654 new COVID cases and 117 daily deaths
In the last 24 hours, 1,654 infections have also been reported, with more than 1.5 million positive cases identified since the start of the pandemic.
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Rescued vegetables allay South Africa's virus-linked hunger
Days earlier, the cabbage and pumpkin on her plate were strewn in a pile of discards from South Africa's largest fresh produce market, waiting to be incinerated.
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Makhura assures ‘disappointed’ health workers GP vaccine rollout plan undeterred
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has said the delay in the national immunisation campaign meant that the province would have to adapt its own rollout plan, but added that there would be no disruptions.
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Healthcare workers disappointed as AstraZeneca vaccine rollout put on hold
Some nurses said that they wished that government had not rushed into the vaccination process and over-committed itself to healthcare workers.
