The Covid-19 death rate in the Western Cape is not abnormal and in line with the progression of the disease elsewhere in the world, premier Alan Winde said on Thursday.
The Western Cape has almost half of the reported Covid-19 deaths and positive cases in SA, prompting concerns that there may be factors peculiar to the province driving up the provincial death rate.
“As it stands now, the death rate is not higher in the Western Cape than it is elsewhere in the world and is likely to be the same rate countrywide [accurate reporting of data assumed].” A detailed analysis of comorbidities among Covid-19 patients who died showed diabetes accounted for 34%, hypertension for 31%, and HIV for 13%. The province currently has 4,049 Covid-19 cases and 76 deaths.
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