The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says 418 more people have succumbed to COVID-19 related complications in the latest 24-hour reporting period – taking the overall death toll to 82 914.
The NICD says 9 203 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the period.
The increase represents a 16.1% positivity rate.
“The majority of new cases today are from KwaZulu-Natal (29%), followed by Western Cape (20%). Eastern Cape accounted for 18%,” notes the NICD in their latest report.
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The National State of Disaster extended to 15 October 2021
Cabinet has decided to extend the National State of Disaster until the 15th of October. This is in terms of the Disaster Management Act of 2002.
South Africa remains on alert level three of the lockdown.
COVID-19 drive-through vaccination site
Meanwhile, people can now receive their COVID-19 vaccine doses while sitting in their vehicles at the Western Cape’s COVID-19 drive-through vaccination site at the Athlone Stadium.
Cyclists are also welcome to receive their vaccines at the drive-through site.
Around one thousand vaccine doses can be administered at the drive-through site per day once it reaches full capacity.
This is what some of the people who received their vaccines at the site had to say:
“I would say I recommend it to everyone that is scared of buildings or being inside closed areas and I think it’s probably best for everyone to do it as soon as possible so we can have a good festive,” says one person who was at the vaccine site.
“So you in the comfort of your own car and the experience was much safer.”
“I think it was very well planned. Everything went smoothly, it was quick, much quicker than I thought it would be, but overall, quite impressed.”
