A high-profile delegation from the World Health Organization and the Belgian government is visiting vaccine manufacturer Biovac in Cape Town today. The delegation kicked off its two-day visit yesterday, also meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The WHO last year announced South Africa as host of the continent’s first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub. #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has recorded 2,489 new COVID-19 cases.
The economic hub, Gauteng, has recorded 942 new cases, while the Western Cape has 418 new infections.
READ: WHO applauds SA for response in fight against COVID-19
Sadly, nine more people have succumbed to the virus.
The total number of deaths is approaching 97,000.
The country's positivity rate stands at 7.6-percent.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 32,903 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 2,489 new cases, representing an 7.6% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 134 deaths; of which 9 occurred in the past 24–48 hours, bringing fatalities to 96,985 to date. More here: https://t.co/aY27Eg8wbV pic.twitter.com/M4Zh6PbSQH
— NICD (@nicd_sa) February 12, 2022
