Two new deaths, a 68-year-old male from the Western Cape and a 57-year-old male from Gauteng, have also been recorded.
While the Western Cape patient had a history of underlying health problems, Mkhize said the Gauteng patient was a cause for concern as there was no history of underlying health problems.Mkhize said cumulatively 83 693 Covid-19 tests have been conducted to date and more than 4 000 people have been referred for testing as a result of the screening process. A team of 10 654 tracers are tasked with tracking the contacts of confirmed cases and ensuring that they are tested.
He said the massive increase in the number of tests conducted is due to the mass roll-out programme which got of the ground across the country last week.On Monday night Mkhize hosted a public engagement to deal with technical aspects relating to the country's Covid-19 response. The meeting was joined by experts on Covid-19.
Among the speakers is the chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, a world-renowned HIV scientist and infectious diseases epidemiologist.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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