Since the epidemic, there have been 4 000 894 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections in South Africa; 263 further cases were reported on Tuesday.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports that 102 confirmed cases of the virus were registered in Gauteng, the province with the highest number of illnesses.
Following the province are the Western Cape with 77 infections and KwaZulu-Natal with 30, while the remaining provinces registered fewer than 20 cases.
According to the most recent data, the nation has lost 13 additional individuals to COVID-19, one of whom died in the last 48 hours.
This indicates that since the first case was reported on March 5, 2020, there have been 101 935 fatalities in the nation.
In the meantime, nine more patients were admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1 034.
The data is based on tests conducted in the public and private sectors totalling 25 893 612.
The Department of Health also said that 13 435 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, increasing the total from the rollout program’s start last year to 37 060 820.
Data also reveals that 2 614 505 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination have been administered to youngsters between the ages of 12 and 17 while 20 214 165 adults have now received the vaccine in South Africa.
As of July 19, 2022, the World Health Organization had received reports of 561 156 416 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, including 6 365 510 fatalities.