- 1 million – doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India that arrived in a consignment at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday, 1 February 2021.
- 200 – facilities that government has identified to distribute the vaccines.
- Over 60 – the age of people who will be vaccinated during Phase 2 of the national vaccine strategy.
- 500 000 – additional doses of the Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India expected to arrive later in February 2021.
- 12 million – total doses government has secured from the global COVAX facility.
- 2 million – doses expected to be released by the global COVAX facility by March 2021.
- 9 million – vaccine doses secured from Johnson & Johnson, commencing with delivery in the second quarter.
- 20 million – vaccine doses committed by Pfizer, commencing with deliveries in the second quarter.
- 1 billion – vaccines that government ha s secured for the entire continent through the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team of the African Union, by 1 February 2021.
- 700 million – vaccines that government has secured from the global COVAX facility for the entire continent, by 1 February 2021.
- 300 million – vaccines that government has secured for the entire continent that have been facilitated by the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team.
- US$25 million – value of the donation made by MTN to procure seven million vaccines.
- 7 million – vaccines to be procured through the US$25 million donation made by MTN.
- 67% – the level of herd immunity that scientists estimate the country is likely to reach when people are immune.
- Around 40 million – people in South Africa who will make up the 67% level of herd immunity that scientists estimate the country is likely to reach when people are immune.
- Around 5 500 – the daily average of new infections in the past seven days.
- Over 10 000 – the daily average of new infections in the previous seven days.
- Over 2 300 – hospital admissions recorded in a day at the peak of the second wave.
- 295 – hospital admissions recorded in a day by 29 January 2021.
- 50 – number of people allowed at indoor gatherings.
- 100 – number of people allowed at outdoor gatherings.
- 50% – the capacity of a venue that may not be exceeded by the number of people in the venue.
- 50 – the number of people permitted to attend funerals, with social distancing, hand sanitising and mask wearing.
- More than 3 700 – Cubans sent throughout the world to assist in the fight against COVID-19.
- More than 38 000 – people treated by the Cuban Medical Brigade, in Africa alone, by the end of November 2020
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