{"id":199565,"date":"2021-08-25T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T07:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-administers-more-than-11-million-covid-19-vaccines\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T07:23:23","slug":"sa-administers-more-than-11-million-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-administers-more-than-11-million-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"SA administers more than 11 million COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202108\/youngfinal_0.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa has now topped 11 million administered COVID-19 vaccines, as the country expands its national inoculation programme.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of Health, the country distributed 266&nbsp;988 jabs on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 11 076&nbsp;106.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there are 146&nbsp;715 people who were fully vaccinated in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The latest data also shows that government has already reached 21.21% of the country\u2019s adult population, of which 58.72% are women and 41.28% males.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said there are 10 346 people who have tested positive since the last reporting cycle.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NICD, most infections were from KwaZulu-Natal (3 160), followed by Eastern Cape (2 103) and Western Cape (2 029).<\/p>\n<p>This means the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to 2&nbsp;708&nbsp;951 since the first case was reported last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, South Africa logged an additional 369 deaths, bringing the tally to 79&nbsp;953.<\/p>\n<p>On 24 August, 493 new patients were admitted to hospital with COVID-19, meaning that there are now 13&nbsp;974 people who are currently receiving treatment at health institutions across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the statistics, 55&nbsp;678 new tests were conducted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, there have been 212&nbsp;357 898 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4&nbsp;439 843 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO). \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has now topped 11 million administered COVID-19 vaccines, as the country expands its national inoculation programme. According to the Department of Health, the country distributed 266&nbsp;988 jabs on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 11 076&nbsp;106. In addition, there are 146&nbsp;715 people who were fully vaccinated in the past 24 hours. 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