The national Covid-19 death toll has reached 4,453, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday evening.
As Covid-19 cases in SA continue to rise, it's more important than ever to wash or sanitise hands, social distance and wear a face mask. Stock photo.SA recorded 12,757 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours — overtaking, at least for now, Spain to become the eighth worst-hit nation in terms of caseload.ealth minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Wednesday evening that the national death toll had reached 4,453.
The number of people who have recovered in SA is 160,693 which translates to a recovery rate of 51.7%. with Covid-19 were being treated in private and public hospitals in the province. This was an increase of 952 people since Monday.One of SA's top Covid-19 experts has advised South Africans to “seek help immediately” if they have chest pains or shortness of breath.
“The main symptoms of low oxygen are chest pain and difficulty with breathing,” said Prof Shabir Madhi, who is on the Covid-19 advisory council to the department of health and is head of the vaccine trials in the country.
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