By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa now stands at 1 516 262, with 95 further deaths.
This is an increase of 1,447 new infections were identified since last report.
Gauteng recorded 30 fatalities, followed by the Western Cape with 25, Free State 19, KwaZulu-Natal 8, Mpumalanga 7, Eastern Cape 5 and Northern Cape 1. Limpopo and North West reported no deaths.
This bring the total number of deaths to 50 366 deaths. There have been 1 434 772 recoveries, representing a recovery rate of 94.6%.
The cumulative total of tests conducted to date is 9 147 524, with 33 498 new tests recorded since the last report.
Meanwhile South Africa has already used up its first batch of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines, the health ministry said.
Mkhize said that the number of health-care workers who had received their Covid-19 shots was 83,570 as of 6.30pm on Wednesday.
“We are very encouraged that our first target of exhausting the first batch of 80,000 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson in two weeks has been achieved and exceeded. We have taken every opportunity to learn from this process and continue to refine the programme in preparation for rollout to the larger community in the subsequent phases,” he said in a statement.
The first batch of 80,000 vaccines arrived in SA in mid-February, with the second batch having arrived at the weekend.