He said that the number of coronavirus cases in country had increased by 203 to 4996 while the number of deaths increased by three to 93.
This, according to health minister Zweli Mkhize, was noteworthy as they were common among a lot of South Africans.He said that the number of coronavirus cases in country had increased by 203 to 4,996 while the number of deaths increased by three to 93.
Mkhize said that the comorbidities that appeared to be mostly common when evaluating the causes of coronavirus-related deaths were high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. “The other challenges, the other comorbidities such as lung diseases, asthma, chronic obstructive disease, some of which are also seen among the smokers are also very important comorbidities that have been associated,” Mkhize said.
“Also, the age above 63 there’s a majority of those facing difficulty of this particular infection comes from that age group.”He said studies revealed that more than one-third of South Africans suffered from high blood pressure while over 4,5million have diabetes and over 70% of women and 40% of men are also overweight or obese.
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