COVID-19 WRAP | SA records 1,285 confirmed Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

April 10 2021 - 21:55

SA records 1,285 confirmed Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

SA recorded 1,285 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 1,557,527.

The national Covid-19 death toll is 53,256 with 30 deaths recorded.

288,406 health-workers have been vaccinated since the start of the roll-out under the Sisonke Protocol. 

April 10 2021 - 19:12

China's Covid-19 vaccine output to hit 3bn by year-end - official

China's will likely have produced 3bn doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the year, a National Health Commission official said on Saturday.

Zheng Zhongwei, who also heads a team coordinating the country's Covid-19 vaccine development projects, made the comment during an industry event in the city of Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province.

"In the second half of this year, we are fully capable of meeting our own demand," Zheng said. Though manufacturers are rapidly expanding production capacity, it is unclear if output has risen as fast. Production tripled from February 1 through late March to 5m doses a day, the government said its most recent update.

Reuters

April 10 2021 - 09:00

288,368 health workers received Covid-19 vaccinations by Friday