2 260 health care workers were vaccinated as of 6pm yesterday under the Sisonke Protocol. This is according to the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize.
Meanwhile, 2 327 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours. 230 new
were also recorded.
The breakdown of new deaths are as follows:
- Limpopo – 122
- Kwa-Zulu Natal – 27
- Eastern Cape – 24
- Gauteng – 21
- Western Cape – 19
- Mpumalanga – 10
- Free State – 7
Provincial Breakdown – Positive Cases
| PROVINCE | CASES (FOR 18 FEBRUARY 2021) | % TOTAL |
| Eastern Cape | 193 549 | 12,9 |
| Free State | 79 049 | 5,3 |
| Gauteng | 400 646 | 26,7 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 326 031 | 21,8 |
| Limpopo | 61 170 | 4,1 |
| Mpumalanga | 69 613 | 4,6 |
| North West | 59 948 | 4,0 |
| Northern Cape | 33 337 | 2,2 |
| Western Cape | 275 433 | 18,4 |
| Total | 1 498 766 | 100 |
Breakdown of Global Cases
| REGION | CASES (FOR 18 FEBRUARY 2021) |
| America | 48 788 209 |
| Europe | 37 112 768 |
| South-East Asia | 13 272 693 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 6 103 280 |
| Africa | 2 760 712 |
| Western Pacific | 1 556 428 |
| Total | 109 594 835 |
Source – World Health Organisation
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