1 429 people contracted COVID-19 and 133 others died from the virus in the past 24 hours.
This takes total cases since the start of the pandemic to 1 503 796 and total deaths to 49 053.
Meanwhile, active cases are 42 728.
The breakdown of new deaths are as follows:
- North West – 69
- Gauteng – 17
- Free State – 12
- Western Cape – 10
- Eastern Cape – 2
- Northern Cape – 2
- Kwa-Zulu Natal – 1
Vaccination Update
The number of health care workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol is 15 388 as of 6 pm 21 February 2021.
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (FOR 21 FEBRUARY 2021) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 193 682 | 12,9 |
| Free State | 79 400 | 5,3 |
| Gauteng | 401 995 | 26,7 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 327 001 | 21,7 |
| Limpopo | 61 643 | 4,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 70 127 | 4,7 |
| North West | 60 297 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 33 585 | 2,2 |
| Western Cape | 276 246 | 18,4 |
| Total | 1 503 796 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (FOR 21 FEBRUARY 2021) |
| America | 49 296 115 |
| Europe | 37 559 336 |
| South-East Asia | 13 345 590 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 6 181 023 |
| Africa | 2 789 884 |
| Western Pacific | 1 576 330 |
| Total | 109 594 835 |
Source – World Health Organisation
Source: sacoronavirus.co.za
** If you think you have been exposed to the COVID -19, please call the government’s 24 -hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ for more information.
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