SA sees a decline in Covid-19 admissions
South Africa has recorded another decline in the number of patients taking up Covid-19 beds in both public and private health care facilities.
Statistics released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Tuesday evening show that there currently are 2 887 patients receiving treatment in hospitals for coronavirus related complications.
Public Hospitals account for 1 512 admissions, while private hospitals account for 1 375 such patients.
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A further 1 649 new Covid-19 cases have been identified, bringing the country’s total to date to 3 675 691.
Covid-19 related fatalities increased by 18, with 6 occurring in the past 24 hours.
#COVID19 UPDATE: 26,360 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,649 new cases, which represents a 6.3% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 18 deaths; of which 6 occurred in the past 24–48 hrs. Total fatalities are 99,430 to date: https://t.co/I2KuL3r0mK pic.twitter.com/1IAYBG4Qdm
— NICD (@nicd_sa) March 1, 2022
