- 30 – people who had been vaccinated out of 729 people above the age of 60 who were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- 729 – people above the age of 60 who were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021, and only 30 of them had been vaccinated.
- 699 – unvaccinated people out of 729 people above the age of 60 who were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- 292 – people above the age of 60 who died from COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- 287 – unvaccinated people out of 292 people above the age of 60 who died from COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- 5 – vaccinated people out of 292 people above the age of 60 who died from COVID-19 in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- 96% – people over 60 who were hospitalised in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- More than 98% – unvaccinated people over 60 who died in the Western Cape between 14 and 20 August 2021.
- Over a quarter – adult South Africans who had received at least one vaccine dose by 12 September 2021.
- More than 7 million – adult South Africans fully vaccinated by 12 September 2021.
- More than 1 in 5 – adults fully vaccinated in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and the Western Cape by 12 September 2021.
- 14.6 million – the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country by 12 September 2021.
- 1 million – vaccine doses being administered every 4 to 5 days.
- 18 – the age of people and older who are eligible to be vaccinated.
- 57% – persons over 60 years of age who had been vaccinated, by 12 September 2021.
- More than 3 000 – public and private vaccination sites across the country.
- 29% – the average number of daily new infections over the last week, lower than the preceding 7 days and 48% lower than the 7 days before that, by 12 September 2021.
- 250 – maximum number of people allowed indoors.
- 500 – maximum number of people allowed outdoors.
- 50 – maximum number of people allowed at funerals.
- 50 – number of days left before the local government elections, by 12 September 2021.
- Nearly 13 million – applications received for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant, by 12 September 2021.
- 8.3 million – applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant that were approved, by 12 September 2021.
- Over 3.7 million – applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant that were declined, by 12 September 2021.
- Around 845 000 – applications for the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant that were still in the validation process, by 12 September 2021.
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