{"id":203203,"date":"2021-09-27T09:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/21-of-adults-now-fully-vaccinated-as-sa-exits-third-wave\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T09:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:16:01","slug":"21-of-adults-now-fully-vaccinated-as-sa-exits-third-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/21-of-adults-now-fully-vaccinated-as-sa-exits-third-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"21% of adults now fully vaccinated, as SA exits third wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202109\/vaccine6_1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Twenty-one percent of the country\u2019s adult population is now fully vaccinated after 6&nbsp;187 people either received a Johnson &amp; Johnson shot or the second jab of the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Health Department, South Africa administered 9&nbsp;419 jabs in the past 24 hours, pushing the total to 16&nbsp;827&nbsp;790, while the country is now home to 8&nbsp;391&nbsp;620 vaccinated individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the country has exited the third wave according to the current definition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national seven-day moving average of daily case numbers, positivity rate and testing rate continue to decrease, with sustained decreases seen in all provinces,\u201d the NICD explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the latest data shows that the institute reported 967 new COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 2&nbsp;896 943.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis increase represents a 5% positivity rate,\u201d the NICD said, adding that there has been an increase of 56 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that test positivity remains at 5% or lower for 14 days before countries or regions can reopen.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 34 more people succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll to 87&nbsp;001.<\/p>\n<p>The information is based on the 17&nbsp;553 515 tests, of which 19&nbsp;160 were conducted on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, as of 24 September 2021, there have been 230&nbsp;418 451 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4&nbsp;724 876 deaths, reported to the WHO. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-one percent of the country\u2019s adult population is now fully vaccinated after 6&nbsp;187 people either received a Johnson &amp; Johnson shot or the second jab of the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday. 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