A total of 191 721 people received the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, as the country recorded 8 988 new COVID-19 cases.
This means the country has now administered 7 981 822 COVID-19 vaccinations, pushing the number of fully vaccinated adults to 3 212 974.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to 2 470 746, representing a 19.8% positivity rate.
The majority of new infections were detected in the Western Cape and Gauteng, which accounted for 25% each, followed by KwaZulu-Natal (19%) and the Eastern Cape (9%).
In addition, 555 people lost the battle to COVID-19 complications, bringing the death toll to 72 992 since the outbreak.
“There has been an increase of 636 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours,” the NICD said.
In addition, there are now 15 788 patients receiving treatment in hospital out of 147 046 active cases.
According to the Department of Health, the number of those who have recuperated stands at 2 250 708, with a recovery rate of 91.1%.
The information is based on the 14 971 894 tests, 45 312 of which were performed in the last 24 hours.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there have been 198 778 175 confirmed cases of COVID-19; 4 235 559 deaths, and 3 886 112 928 administered vaccine doses.
SOUTH AFRICA - ANOTHER 190 000 GET VACCINATED ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
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