Experts have shared that South Africa has procured at least half of the vaccines needed to establish herd immunity.
Meanwhile, theANChas begged the public to take the virus seriously after the party lost member, Jackson Mthembu.
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As the second wave surges on, South Africa reported 11 381 new cases as at 21 January 2021.
In the last 24 hours, 647 people have succumbed to the deadly virus.
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The recovery rate stands at 85.7%.
This is a vital step to suppress the virus to the level of a common cold.
Speaking at a webinar on Thursday, Schoub said that the virus would not disappear completely.
Zweli Mkhize cautioned South Africans to keep adhering to Covid-19 regulations. Image: SuppliedSource: Original
The Minister in the Presidency succumbed to Covid-19 related complications on Thursday morning, 21 January.
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said the party is still trying to process Mthembu’s death.
She briefed the media at the ANC headquarters at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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TheSowetanreports that the group recovered just under 3 000 new Covid-19 patients in its hospitals across the country.
The new facilities can accommodate an additional 116 patients.
Both cases were asymptomatic and involved foreigners who had since returned home.
No further information was given on the nationalities of those infected.
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