South Africa hits five million vaccinations on Friday as the Health Department records 15 939 new Covid-19 cases and 413 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Limpopo accounted for 12%; Mpumalanga accounted for 9%; North West accounted for 8%; Eastern Cape accounted for 5%; KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 4%; Free State accounted for 3%; and Northern Cape accounted for 2% of today’s new cases.
Meanwhile acting Health Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, said the department was picking up the pace of the vaccination roll-out programme. “We are indeed picking up the pace of our vaccine roll-out program as instructed by the president. Today we hit 5 million people vaccinated,” she tweeted.We are indeed picking up the pace of our vaccine rollout program as instructed by the President. Today we hit 5 million people Vaccinated. Special Appreciation to Health Team both in Public and Private Sector for the hard work.
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