{"id":197052,"date":"2021-08-03T14:56:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus-south-africa-over-187-800-more-people-get-covid19-jab-on-monday?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-08-03T14:56:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:56:26","slug":"coronavirus-south-africa-over-187-800-more-people-get-covid-19-jab-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/coronavirus-south-africa-over-187-800-more-people-get-covid-19-jab-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: South Africa: Over 187 800 More People get COVID-19 Jab on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/912c4d03d14212b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/912c4d03d14212b\" alt=\"South African Government\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/912c4d03d14212b\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>South Africa administered 187&nbsp;855 COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, with 7&nbsp;769&nbsp;799 jabs distributed to date.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The latest data show that 1&nbsp;580&nbsp;735 people have received the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine, while 6&nbsp;189&nbsp;064 Pfizer jabs have been distributed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Department of Health said 100 148 people have been completed inoculated in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country recorded 5 575 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 461 758.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this increase represents a 21.9% positivity rate.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of new cases are from Western Cape (32%), followed by Gauteng (19%), while KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 18%.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 246 succumbed to the respiratory disease, pushing the tally to 72&nbsp;437.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There has been an increase of&nbsp;415&nbsp;hospital admissions in the past 24 hours,&rdquo; the NICD said.<\/p>\n<p>This means there are currently 15 710 patients who are admitted for COVID-19 out of 150&nbsp;933 active known cases, while the recovery rate remains at 90.9%.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are now 198&nbsp;234 951 confirmed global cases of COVID-19, including 4&nbsp;227 359 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the WHO reported that as of 29 July 2021, 3&nbsp;839&nbsp;816 037 vaccine doses have been administered.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of South African Government.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo South Africa administered 187&nbsp;855 COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, with 7&nbsp;769&nbsp;799 jabs distributed to date. 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