The Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla says 17 million more South Africans need to be vaccinated to reach the country’s 70% herd immunity target by December.

Phaahla says at least 11-million South Africans, or 28% of the country’s adult population, have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Phaahla says the country has enough vaccine doses to inoculate 300-thousand people per day, which will see the country reaching its herd-immunity target.

Read the minister’s full statement here.

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A s of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 2 882 630 with 2 281 new cases reported. Today 58 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 86 174 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 2 732 363 with a recovery rate of 94,8% pic.twitter.com/iQqBYM1n05

— Department of Health (@HealthZA) September 19, 2021

Minister Phaahla will be joined by the Free State Premier, Ms Sisi Ntombela and MEC for Health, Ms Montseng Tsiu on a site visit and walk-about at vaccination sites around the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality https://t.co/Vp4dqWPhWa

— Department of Health (@HealthZA) September 16, 2021