Health minister Joe Phaahla gives update on Covid-19 and vaccine roll-out plan

03 December 2021 - 07:45 By TimesLIVE
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Health minister Joe Phaahla and his deputy Sibongiseni Dhlomo are on Friday giving an update on Covid-19 developments and government's strategy on the vaccination roll-out plan.

With the fourth wave looming in SA, 11,535 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday, with Gauteng continuing to be the epicentre.

The province recorded 8,280 new cases (up more than 2,000 from the 6,168 recorded on Wednesday).

There were also significant increases in the Western Cape (from 626 on Wednesday to 727 on Thursday) and in KwaZulu-Natal (from 476 to 630).

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported a spike in new hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, with 274 people admitted (up from 135 on Wednesday). There are 2,904 people being treated in hospital for Covid-19-related complications.

TimesLIVE


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