Of the 12.8 million South Africans that have been vaccinated against Covid-19, a total of 9.1 million were fully inoculated by Sunday afternoon, says the National Department of Health.
With 39.7 million adults in the country, this means that 32.2% of the population has received a vaccine.The majority of these were in the age category of 60 years and over.Of these, over 13 million were the double dose Pfizer vaccine, compared to the four million single doses Johnson & Johnson.The majority of these – 15 546 – were from the Gauteng province.
In terms of percentage in terms of its population, the Western Cape is leading, with almost 41% of its population having received a vaccine. With Gauteng having the highest population of over 11 million, the province is placed sixth in the country, with only having vaccinated 29.56% of its population.
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