Despite a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, a lockdown extension isn't guaranteed: Zweli Mkhize

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Since then the numbers have been higher than that figure, and on Saturday night health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced the biggest single increase: a case jump of 251, from 2,783 to 3,034. Covid19SA

"If you look at the figures 45 to 89, the difference between that and a figure of 50 to above 100 is a statistical issue where they feel the difference is not too wide.The tests being analysed take into account that you're no longer dealing with exactly the same cohort, or maybe not the same type of patient. The patients we were analysing went and presented themselves to the [health] facilities.

“At the moment, the expectation for a huge increase [in cases] has not materialised up to this week, based on the fact that the number of people we are seeing are not quite the same as those went to our services earlier.”

 

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