― Reuters file pic . The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has surpassed the 4.4 million mark as the continent continues its efforts to contain a third wave of the pandemic. But now the temporary COVID-19 field hospital in Khayelitsha will close. Sister Ndzishe, who works at Luvoyo clinic receives her Covid 19 vaccine at Khayelitsha District Hospital. CAPE TOWN - The … Ramaphosa has Covid-19 jab with Khayelitsha hospital staff. No tears: Ramaphosa gets his COVID-19 vaccine jab. Cape Town nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi became the first healthcare worker to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at the Khayelitsha Hospital on Wednesday. Khayelitsha township, seen here in March, is a high-density area that is being closely watched in the battle against Covid-19. A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde revealed this during a briefing. Today, health authorities see a slowdown in COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care in the province, with 354 active cases reported for Khayelitsha on 4 August, down from over 1,000 in late June. A South African health worker is inoculated with a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital in Cape Town on February 17, 2021. There were now 393 infections in the province. On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. Second COVID-19 infection confirmed in Khayelitsha. /Gianluigi Guercia/VCG. No Covid-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday for the first time since October and the test positivity rate has fallen to just 5.1%. A patient with the COVID-19 breaths in oxygen in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on December 29, 2020. Khayelitsha residents received the first ever mobile clinic from the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) that will provide essential preventive health screenings. Khayelitsha was the worst-hit area in SA when Covid-19 community transmission took hold, but less than five months after its first case the country’s second-biggest township is beating the odds. But now the temporary Covid-19 field hospital in Khayelitsha will close. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has surpassed the 4.4 million mark as the continent continues its efforts to contain a third wave of the pandemic. This week, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and its potential links to rare blood clots dominated the news. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 17, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 17, 2021. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) alongside the Western Cape Government, Khayelitsha District Hospital and City of Cape Town, recently launched a temporary 60-bed COVID-19 treatment facility, to meet the needs of the local community during the pandemic. It is yet another sign that the Western Cape, at least for now, is beyond the worst of the pandemic, although it is far from over. FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker receives the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town, South Africa, February 17, 2021.