41809 vaccines administered, 1862 new cases identified

The newest COVID-19 figures have been launched. According to the Health Ministry, 1 862 new cases had been identified in South Africa. As of right this moment, the dying toll stands at 49 523 with recoveries at 1 422 622.

The complete variety of vaccines administered is 41 809.

COVID-19 replace: 24 February 2021

Breakdown of new confirmed COVID-19 cases

As per Health Minister Zweli Mkhize’s report, 1 862 confirmed cases had been identified throughout the previous 24 hours (998 on 23 February 2020). Unfortunately, we additionally lost 110 sufferers to COVID-19-related diseases.

As per the report: 5 sufferers from the Eastern Cape handed away, 61 from the Free State, 12 from Gauteng, 7 from KwaZulu-Natal, 7 from Mpumalanga, 1 from Northern Cape, and 17 from Western Cape.

At the time of publishing, the Health Ministry recorded 8 967 460 cumulative COVID-19 exams, of which 34 510 had been achieved throughout the previous 24 hours: 14 357 at public amenities and 20 153 at personal amenities.

New cases, deaths and recoveries by province

The confirmed COVID-19 cases per province is as follows:

Province	Total Cases in South Africa	Total Deaths	Total Recoveries	Active Cases at present
Eastern Cape	193 773	11 269	182 074	430
Free State	79 641	3 195	69 709	6 737
Gauteng	403 074	9 547	389 529	3 998
KwaZulu-Natal	327 760	9 539	308 491	9 730
Limpopo	61 697	1 840	58 677	1 180
Mpumalanga	70 511	1 241	67 983	1 287
North West	60 541	1 126	56 260	3 155
Northern Cape	33 705	664	30 750	2 291
Western Cape	276 746	11 102	259 149	6 495
Unallocated	0

COVID-19 updates from all over the world

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine replace

Middle East: Jordan has reimposed an all-day curfew on Fridays to stem the unfold of coronavirus as cases rise, officers mentioned Wednesday, 24 February 2021.

Ukraine launched a nationwide marketing campaign to inoculate its inhabitants towards the coronavirus, following delays that sparked anger towards the federal government in one among Europe’s poorest nations.

Slovakia: A group of 5 docs and 9 nurses arrived in Slovakia from Romania on Wednesday to assist fight what’s at present the world’s highest Covid dying rate.

France could have to impose new native restrictions to cope with a worsening COVID-19 scenario because it scrambles to keep away from a new nationwide lockdown, a authorities spokesman mentioned Wednesday.

United States: President Joe Biden’s administration is ready to distribute 25 million material masks ranging from subsequent month as a part of efforts to defeat the pandemic, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients mentioned Wednesday.

Global statistics

At the time of publishing, COVID-19 is affecting 219 nations and territories. The world caseload stands at 112,945,635, with the dying toll at 2,503,415 and recoveries at 88,539,425.

The US is the worst-affected with 516,403 deaths from 28,940,131 cases. After the US, the hardest-hit nations are India with 156,742 deaths from 11,046,432 cases, and Brazil with 248,646 deaths from 10,260,621.

Russia has 84,430 deaths from 4,200,902 cases whereas the UK recorded 121,747 deaths from 4,144,577 cases. South Africa is at present sixteenth on the checklist, preceded by Iran, Poland, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and France.