{"id":201660,"date":"2021-09-10T22:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-administers-over-225-000-new-covid-19-vaccines\/"},"modified":"2021-09-10T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:34:46","slug":"sa-administers-over-225-000-new-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-administers-over-225-000-new-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"SA administers over 225 000 new COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202109\/vaccine6.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa has administered 225&nbsp;558 COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, pushing the total to 14&nbsp;367&nbsp;151 doses that have been distributed in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Department of Health said 124&nbsp;241 were fully vaccinated in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>This means there are now 7&nbsp;021&nbsp;256 adults in the country who have been fully vaccinated, while over 10.5 million people have received a single dose of the Pfizer or Johnson &amp; Johnson shot.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the current surge in COVID-19 infections continues to show signs of a sustained downward trend.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), there are 6&nbsp;270 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 843 042.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of new cases were logged in the Western Cape after 1&nbsp;479 were confirmed to have contracted the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The province is followed by 1&nbsp;223 in KwaZulu-Natal, 1&nbsp;117 in the Eastern Cape, 596 in Gauteng and 588 in Free State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis increase represents a 12.0% positivity rate,\u201d the NICD said, adding that the seven-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 175 COVID-19 related fatalities have been reported, pushing the death toll to 84 327 to date.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the latest data also show that there were new 304 hospital admissions since the last reporting cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 9 September 2021, there have been 222&nbsp;406 582 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4&nbsp;592 934 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Global view<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Globally, the WHO said the number of new cases reported this week remained similar to the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>With over 4.4 million new cases recorded this week, the global incidence of COVID-19 cases has remained stable over the past month.<\/p>\n<p>According to the WHO\u2019s weekly epidemiological update, almost all regions reported either a decline or a similar trend in new cases, as compared to the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>However, the region of the Americas reported a 19% increase.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the WHO indicated that the number of deaths also remained similar to the previous week, with just under 68 000 new fatalities reported.<\/p>\n<p>The incidence of new fatalities declined in all regions, apart from the regions of the Americas and Europe, where deaths peaked by 17% and 20%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cumulative number of cases reported globally is now just over 220 million and the cumulative number of deaths is over 4.5 million,\u201d the organisation reported.<\/p>\n<p>The highest numbers of new cases were reported in the United States (1 297 399 new cases, 38% increase), India (293 643 new cases, 8% increase), the United Kingdom (243 125 new cases, similar to the previous week), Iran (208 089 new cases, 18% decrease), and Brazil (152 154 new cases, 13% decrease). \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has administered 225&nbsp;558 COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, pushing the total to 14&nbsp;367&nbsp;151 doses that have been distributed in the country. In addition, the Department of Health said 124&nbsp;241 were fully vaccinated in the last 24 hours. 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