Cape Town – A further 48 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported – eight from the Eastern Cape and 40 from the Western Cape – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported on Friday.
A total of 1 493 104 tests have been completed, of which 33 092 are new tests. The mortality rate is 1.9%, with the number of recoveries at 64 111, which translates to a recovery rate of 51.5%.Meanwhile, an overwhelmed Durban health worker, Dr Swasti Singh, who works in an intensive-care unit, has taken to social media to warn people not to let the statistics lull them into complacency.
“The public needs to be educated about the seriousness of the situation and should refrain from taking it so lightly.
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