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The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize had confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested ...
The Omicron variant features as such for the first time in the overview of WHO's weekly operational update, namely "Supporting Omicron variant detection and COVID-19 response in southern Africa." As of 2 December, Botswana and South Africa have reported 19 and 172 Omicron variant cases, respectively, accounting for 62% of global cases.
July 2021. The US delivers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to South Africa as part of the COVAX initiative in 2021. On 9 July, sixteen months into the pandemic, doctors in Johannesburg described the system there as beyond its breaking point, with insufficient beds and barely enough oxygen.
South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by ...
COVID-19 has reached the southern tip of Africa, extending its spread around the world.South Africa has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, South Africa's health minister Zweli Mkhize ...
On 17 February 2021, South Africa started its national vaccination program against COVID-19. The program will go through in phases, prioritizing healthcare and frontline workers and then those over the age of 60. According to health officials, South Africa has administered 38,717,957 vaccine doses across the country as of 27 March 2023.
COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. This is a list of notable people who are reported to have died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Africa, as a result of infection by the virus SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic .
COVID-19 pandemic in Africa Disease COVID-19 Virus strain SARS-CoV-2 Location Africa First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China Arrival date 14 February 2020 (4 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 6 days ago) Confirmed cases 11,984,539 (as of 10 May) Active cases 562,295 (as of 10 May) Recovered 11,168,212 (as of 10 May) Deaths 254,032 (as of 10 May) Territories 58 Part of a series on the COVID-19 pandemic ...