COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising its total case count to 12,939 during the pandemic.The region has also confirmed its first case of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa.
Pharmacies plead with provinces for access to other COVID-19 vaccines Active cases increased by 48 from the previous day to 639 and another fatal case has been confirmed, raising the death toll to 246.Among the active cases, there are 31 being treated in a hospital, with 13 in intensive care.Another 65 people have been cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases to 12,038.Two new COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared — at St.