By Yesterday (Sunday 15 March) South Africa has recorded 1,006 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
This brought the number of the country's total infection rate to 1 529 420.
The number of daily fatalities reported in the past day was 65, bringing the number of deaths to 51,326. The recovery rate stands at 95%, meaning over 1.4 million people have recuperated. Meanwhile, 145,544 health workers had been given the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
GUEST: Prof Burtram Fielding - Virologist Director of Research and Development at the University of The Western Cape