{"id":201774,"date":"2021-09-13T09:14:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T07:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-administers-over-15-400-covid-19-vaccines-on-sunday\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T09:14:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T07:14:52","slug":"sa-administers-over-15-400-covid-19-vaccines-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-administers-over-15-400-covid-19-vaccines-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"SA administers over 15 400 COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202109\/vaccine1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa has now administered 14&nbsp;690&nbsp;586 COVID-19 vaccines, as the number of new infections continues to drop.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of Health, 15&nbsp;424 COVID-19 jabs were distributed on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there were 9 316 people who were fully vaccinated in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. Of these, 3 457 received a Johnson &amp; Johnson shot, while 5&nbsp;859 got their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>This means there are now 7&nbsp;199&nbsp;405 people in the country who are fully vaccinated, while 10&nbsp;720&nbsp;333 people have received their vaccination since the start of the vaccination rollout programme.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the current surge in COVID-19 infections seems to be showing signs of a sustained downward trend after 3 961 new infections were identified.<\/p>\n<p>KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 1&nbsp;340 new COVID-19 cases, followed by the Eastern Cape with 846 and 467 in the Free State.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2 858 195.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis increase represents an 11.0% positivity rate,\u201d the NICD said, adding the seven-day moving average daily number of cases has decreased.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Department said South Africa reported 126&nbsp;Coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, against 143 57 the day before, pushing the death toll to 84 751 to date.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country recorded an increase of 184 hospital admissions since the last reporting cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 10 September 2021, there have been 223&nbsp;022 538 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4&nbsp;602 882 deaths, reported to the World Health Organisation. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa has now administered 14&nbsp;690&nbsp;586 COVID-19 vaccines, as the number of new infections continues to drop. According to the Department of Health, 15&nbsp;424 COVID-19 jabs were distributed on Sunday. Meanwhile, there were 9 316 people who were fully vaccinated in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. 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