COVID-19 WRAP | 116 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths recorded in 24 hours: NICD

November 08 2021 - 19:36

116 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths recorded in 24 hours: NICD

It was another day of low Covid-19 infections, with just 116 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Monday that only three provinces recorded double-figure increases — Gauteng with 38 cases, KwaZulu-Natal with 23 and the Western Cape with 15.

The NICD also reported that there were 20 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the past day. This means that there have been 2,924,072 cases and 89,352 deaths to date.

November 08 2021 - 08:27

How could my quality of life change if I get the vaccine?

Health experts have encouraged citizens to get the Covid-19 vaccine, saying it will help ease some of the tight restrictions on socialising and travel.

To date more than 23 million vaccines have been administered in SA, with 10,930 jabs given in the past 24 hours.

Speaking about how the vaccine will help teenagers, general medical practitioner Dr Sheri Fanaroff claimed the more people get vaccinated, the more restrictions can be eased.

November 07 2021 - 07:50

Australia begins vaccine booster rollout as more curbs ease in Sydney

Australia will begin administering booster shots of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine from Monday as millions in its largest city, Sydney, woke up to more freedom amid an accelerating immunisation drive against the coronavirus.

Australia's vaccination rate has picked up pace since July, after widely missing its initial targets, when its southeast was hit by a third wave of infections triggered by the highly infectious Delta variant forcing months-long lockdowns.

November 07 2021 - 06:23

Japan has zero daily Covid-19 deaths for first time in 15 months - media

Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.

Prior to Sunday, there hadn't been a day without a COVID-19 death since Aug. 2, 2020, according to a tally by national broadcaster NHK.

The latest figures from the health ministry showed three deaths on Saturday.COVID-19 cases and deaths have fallen dramatically throughout Japan as vaccinations have increased to cover more than 70% of the population.

New daily infections peaked at more than 25,000 during an August wave driven by the infectious Delta variant. The country has had more than 18,000 deaths from the disease during the course of the pandemic.

To gird against a possible rebound this winter, the government plans to start booster vaccine shots next month and is working to secure pill-based treatments for milder cases to reduce hospitalisations.

-Reuters