- 12 – days since President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation, by 27 June 2021.
- Nearly 50% – an increase in the number of deaths from COVID-19, by 27 June 2021.
- Over 5.2 million – COVID-19 cases reported by African Union Member States, by 27 June 2021.
- Over 138 000 – deaths from COVID-19 reported by African Union Member States, by 27 June 2021.
- 85 – countries with the Delta variant that was first detected in India at the end of March 2021.
- More than 60% – the number of new cases in Gauteng.
- 15 – weeks of the duration of the first wave.
- 9 – weeks of the duration of the second wave.
- 14 – days of the duration of additional restrictions starting from Monday, 28 June 2021 to Sunday, 11 July 2021.
- 50 – maximum number of people allowed to attend funerals and cremations.
- 830 – additional beds Gauteng has made available after postponing elective surgery.
- 400 – beds constructed with alternative building technology that are being activated.
- R16 million – money provided by the Solidarity Fund to support the recruitment and placement of additional nurses in Gauteng hospitals.
- Nearly 2.7 million – people in South Africa who had received a vaccine dose by midnight on Saturday, 26 June 2021.
- Over 100 000 – the daily vaccination rate in the last week, by 27 June 2021.
- 1.2 million – additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received in the last three days, by 27 June 2021.
- 1.4 million – additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine received through the COVAX facility in the last three days, by 27 June 2021.
- Over 950 000 – healthcare workers vaccinated across the country by 27 June 2021.
- 60 – the age of people being registered and vaccinated as part of the second phase of the vaccination roll-out programme.
- 5 million – the estimated number of citizens aged over 60 that government aims to register and vaccinate.
- 3.8 million – people registered on the Electronic Vaccination Database System by 27 June 2021.
- 50 to 59 – the ages of the next cohort of people to be registered from 1 July 2021 and vaccinated from 15 July 2021.
- Over 184 000 – people working in the basic education sector vaccinated by 27 June 2021.
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