More than 11 000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in South Africa in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's cumulative count to 493 183.
Durban - More than 11 000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in South Africa in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's cumulative count to 493 183.According to National Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, eight people in the Eastern Cape, 103 in Gauteng, 36 from KwaZulu-Natal, 33 from the Western Cape and 13 from Mpumalanga succumbed to Covid-19-related illnesses since his department’s last report.
The report showed that the percentage testing positive in week 30 was 31.2% and remained the same as the previous week ."The percentage testing positive increased in KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Northern Cape provinces, while decreases were observed in Western Cape, Eastern Cape, North West and Gauteng," the Testing Summary report revealed.
"Among the four provinces which contribute the majority of cases in South Africa, the estimated doubling time of number of cases continued to increase in week 29, increased to 54.9 days in Western Cape Province, 29.6 days in Gauteng Province, 18.7 days in Eastern Cape Province and 12.4 days in KwaZulu-Natal," the report revealed.
The report also showed that diabetics with chronic renal disease and obesity had the highest Case Fatality Rate .
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