The Minister of Health Joe Phaahla, says while 70% of the population has come into contact with COVID-19 and has some form of immunity, the vaccination remains the best form of defence against the disease.
According to Phaahla, from where the government was compared to a year ago, it has made progress with its vaccination programme.
“Whilst it is the time that over 70% of the population have had contact with the virus, and therefore we have some natural immunity, the truth is this immunity wares with time and it cannot be boosted. So, while the virus is amongst us, the best defence is vaccination,” Phaahla said.
The Minister went on to say that as of Monday, 35 182 million vaccine doses have been administered to just over 19 717 million adult individuals which is 49.5% of all adults.
“We have been allocated R2 billion for vaccines in the 2022/23 financial year,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Western Cape has recorded 10 780 active cases, and 690 315 confirmed cases, with 657 561 recoveries as of 1 pm on Tuesday.
According to Mark van der Heever, spokesperson for Health and Wellness Department in the Western Cape, there is an increase in COVID-19 cases, however, hospitalisations and deaths remain low, IOL reported.
Van der Heever further indicated that his department would soon be able to provide a clearer picture of its data, as it will be reviewing its seven days of uninterrupted data.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 852 148 with 7 523 new cases reported. Today 26 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 100 559 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 685 196 with a recovery rate of 95,7% pic.twitter.com/ZCQrToY8Js
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) May 10, 2022
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