In the last 24-hour reporting cycle, 161 people have died from COVID-19 related complications, pushing the death toll to 93,278.
The Health Department warned that due to its ongoing audit exercise, there may be a backlog of deaths reported.
In the same period, the Department said 4,592 cases were picked up, bringing our known case load to 3,556,633.
Our recovery rate is at a steady 94.5%, which meant 3,360,879 people have recuperated from the virus.
On the vaccination front 28,898,063 doses have been administered.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 556 633 with 4 592 new cases reported. Today 161 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 93 278 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 360 879 with a recovery rate of 94.5% pic.twitter.com/0LsaD4IcOA
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) January 15, 2022
-EWN
In other news – The real reason why actress Thuli Phongolo was fired from The Wife revealed
Showmax’s The Wife is said to have shown actress Thuli Phongolo the door. It is alleged producers were tired of her excuses of not showing up for shootings.
Sources said the former Generations: The Legacy actress was not committed to her job. “She gave the production team a hard time. If she was not late for shootings, she would not come at all. This forced producers and writers to make last-minute plans, And that was an inconvenience for them,” said the insider. Learn More
