As at 6 June, the Eastern Cape had recorded 258 Covid-19 positive and 14 Covid-19 related deaths. The province has the same number of Covid-19 infections as Gauteng but has recorded the second-highest mortality numbers.
Durban - A ministerial visit to the Eastern Cape to see how the province is tackling the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that while the province has reduced testing backlog, it still has a way to go before clearing it.
In addition, there is an increase in infection rate amongst health care workers both in the public and private sectors. According to the Health Department, in Port Elizabeth the backlog has been reduced from 13 000 to 5106, by Monday it should be around 4 000 then by next week completely cleared. "East London is still a challenge because there is no resident pathologist. The Gene- Xpert does not require a pathologist to interpret and so that is what is being used in EL however there has been a shortage of kits," the department said in a statement.
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