#Covid19inSA: Newborn dies while on a ventilator
The Health Ministry has confirmed the death of a two-day-old infant due to the coronavirus.
Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize says in his daily statement that the baby was born prematurely and had lung difficulties which required ventilation support immediately after birth.
"The mother had tested positive for COVID-19 and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well. It is important to appreciate the complexities of the underlying condition of prematurity.
"We extend a special word of comfort to the mother of this child and salute the neonatologists, nurses and all allied and technical personnel who had the difficult task of caring for the neonate to the end," says the minister.
Mkhize also reported the virus claimed a life of a health care worker in the Western Cape.
A total of 27 new deaths were reported in the 24-cycle up until Wednesday evening, which bring the county's death toll to 339.
The total number of infections in the country now stands at 18 003.
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