These vaccination figures come as South Africa on Monday night recorded 2 792 new Covid-19 infection and 67 more deaths, taking the country’s death toll linked to the virus to 56 506
KZN vaccinating at least 100 000 weekly
By Thobeka Ngema
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DURBAN - THE KwaZulu-Natal Health Department averaged about 20 942 Covid-19 vaccinations a day between Monday and Friday last week.
More than 200 000 people have been vaccinated in KwaZulu-Natal since the start of Phase Two of the vaccination roll-out on May 17.
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said that as of May 30, KZN had 339 811 Covid-19 cases, which contributed to 20.4% of South Africa’s Covid-19 cases.
Mkhize said the province had a total of 10 509 deaths, 325 081 recoveries and 4 221 active cases.
According to Mkhize, on May 30 the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country was 1 662 825, with 3 755 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, while recoveries stood at 1 556 874 representing a recovery rate of 93.6%.
One million South Africans have now been vaccinated - Zweli Mkhize
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Johannesburg - One million South Africans have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday night.
The list of the 1 045 104 people who have been vaccinated since the start of the year, includes 479 768 frontline healthcare workers who were inoculated under the Sisonke Programme during Phase 1 and more than s 565 336 elderly people over the age of 60 who have been vaccinated during Phase 2, which commenced in May.
“Today it is my pleasure to announce that we have breached the million mark and have vaccinated 1 045 104 individuals.
“I wish to thank all the those involved in the vaccination campaign, from the Director General of Health to each and every vaccinator continuing to battle it out for the nation in the frontline.