Of the 12.8 million South Africans that have been vaccinated against Covid-19, a total of 9.1 million were fully inoculated by Sunday afternoon, says the national Department of Health.
OF THE 12.8 million South Africans that have been vaccinated against Covid-19, a total of 9.1 million were fully inoculated by Sunday afternoon, says the national Department of Health.
With 39.7 million adults in the country, this means that 32.2% of the population has received a vaccine.
The majority are females (57%) in comparison to 43% of males.
The Department of Health said a total of 17.8 million doses of the vaccines have been administered.
Of these, over 13 million were the double-dose Pfizer vaccine, compared to the four million single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In terms of percentage in terms of its population, the Western Cape is leading with almost 41% of its population having received a vaccine.
With Gauteng having the highest population of over 11 million, the province is placed sixth in the country, with only having vaccinated 29.56% of its population.
