Covid-19 in Western Cape: Province now has 3309 active cases | Day44ofLockdown
Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said they met with public health experts along with Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Saturday, who expressed satisfaction about the province’s Covid-19 plans.
“The Western Cape is in a new phase of this pandemic, but we are not exceptional in South Africa or even globally: every single province of the country will enter this phase with similar rates. “This is the nature of a pandemic: the virus establishes itself in communities and it spreads exponentially,” said the provincial government.
“We also noted that our death rate measured as a percentage of known cases remained in line with international data on the transmission of the virus . As there are more cases, so the number of deaths in line with this rate will increase. These are the same trends for the country too. “In addition, we reflected on the comorbidities of patients who had died, and noted that those who have underlying health conditions, and those of an older age, are at the greatest risk. Minister Mkhize noted that these were similar trends in the rest of the country too”.
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