Health Department Records 2 355 New Covid Cases And Atleast 80 Deaths
By Phumzile Mavimbela
Over the past 24 hours the Health Department reported 2,355 new COVID-19 cases. A total of 80 more Covid-19 related deaths takes South Africa's death toll to 55,340.
The deaths have been reported as follows :
Eastern Cape 6, Free State 22, Gauteng 32, Kwa-Zulu Natal 5, Limpopo 6, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape 0 and Western Cape 9 which brings the total to 55 340 deaths. Free State and Gauteng Provinces have been back-capturing deaths over April and May as part of their auditing processes.
Vaccination Rollout:
The total vaccinated under the Sisonke Programme is 479 768. These vaccinations were with the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine and are therefore completed vaccinations
The total vaccinated in Phase Two to date is 39 371. These vaccinations were with the first dose of Pfizer vaccine.
The country's recovery rate is currently at 94.4 percent, with 1,527,968 recoveries
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