South Africa has now distributed 24 216 614 COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which 134 586 were administered on Tuesday.
According to the Department of Health, of the new administered vaccines, 125 595 were given to adults and 8 991 to children between the ages of 12 and 17.
In addition, the country has now fully vaccinated 13 583 910 or 33.9% of the adult population in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, there are now 309 995 adolescents who have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 29,650 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 273 new cases, which represents a 0.9% positivity rate. A further 15 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,504 to date. See more here: https://t.co/YZpgrQShs8 pic.twitter.com/APaXZQCCrD
— NICD (@nicd_sa) November 16, 2021
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