Dozens of citizens across the country are lining up to get inoculated during this weekend’s Vooma vaccination drive.
Over 300 vaccine sites are being utilized in the Western Cape.
The province is currently leading the tally with the highest number of eligible adults vaccinated.
Health officials in the province have set the target of immunising 80,000 residents this weekend.
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor visited the pop-up vaccination site in Watergate centre in Mitchell’s Plain, urged people to roll up their sleeves for a shot.
“Our biggest concern with this virus is that viruses are very clever, dangerous animals. If we do not vaccinate at minimum 70% of our population then we become a danger to each other.”
COVID in numbers
Deaths related to COVID-19 and new infections have decreased over the last 24 hours.
48 people in South Africa have died due to COVID-19 complications, bringing the death toll to 87,753 since the start of the outbreak on our shores.
1 306 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours with confirmed cases now totalling 2,905,613.
The Western Cape accounts for 22% of the new infections, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 18% and Gauteng at 14%.
Hospital admissions have increased to only 51 in the past 24 hours.
-EWN
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