- More than one-and-a-half million – people in South Africa infected with the Coronavirus Disease since March 2020, by 28 February 2021.
- Nearly 50 000 – people in South Africa reported to have died from the disease, by 28 February 2021.
- More than 67 000 – health workers vaccinated by 28 February 2021.
- 80 000 – doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine which arrived in the country on 27 February 2021.
- 17 – number of vaccination sites by 28 February 2021.
- 49 – number of vaccination sites from March 2021.
- 32 – number of vaccination sites at public hospitals.
- 17 – number of vaccination sites at private hospitals.
- 11 million – doses to be secured from Johnson & Johnson.
- 2,8 million – Johnson & Johnson doses to be delivered in the second quarter and the rest spread throughout the year.
- 20 million – doses secured from Pfizer, to be delivered from the second quarter.
- 12 million – vaccine doses secured from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility.
- Under 10 000 – new infections South Africa recorded in the week before 28 February 2021.
- Over 40 000 – new cases South Africa recorded in the last week of January 2021.
- Close to 90 000 – new cases South Africa recorded in the last week of December 2020.
- 100 – maximum number of people allowed at any indoor gathering.
- 250 – maximum number of people allowed at any outdoor gathering.
- 50% – capacity of a small venue allowed to accommodate people indoors.
- 33 – land border posts that remain closed during Alert Level 1.
- 20 – land border posts that remain open during Alert Level 1.
- 5 – airports open for international travel, with standard infection control measures.
- Nearly two million – South Africans using the COVID Alert SA mobile app by 28 February 2021.
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