Covid-19 deaths in SA jump by 7
The Department of Health on Wednesday reported 7 new Covid-19 related deaths in South Africa.
The death toll now sits at 34.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed the latest fatalities during a joint briefing with the country’s two soccer giants, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well as Multichoice in Randburg.
“We have actually been looking back on a number of deaths that have not been reported in the last few days, because there has been a need for us to go thoroughly into investigating,” said Mkhize.
“Most of them are people that have had underlying diseases.”
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KwaZulu-Natal once again bore the brunt of the fatalities.
“All the deaths other than one happened in KwaZulu-Natal. The one in Gauteng was a 50-year-old male.”
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Mkhize added: “The number of people testing positive is still increasing. Today the number has gone up to 2506.”
This is an increase of 91 new infections compared to Tuesday.