CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #103: Mantashe and Nxesi hospitalised with coronavirus, scooter clinic tender will be audited and Eastern Cape fails to update death toll

Scroll through the gallery below to view the latest Covid-19 numbers available on 21 July at the district level. All maps are sourced from provincial health departments; however, Free State did not provide an update by the time of publishing:

Meanwhile, the province’s health department has not officially reported any new Covid-19 related deaths since 2 July for Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. However, the metro has recorded the funerals of 76 Covid-19 patients. In addition, three doctors working at state hospitals confirmed that about five people are dying from Covid-19 a day and their deaths are clearly marked as Covid-19 related.writes, this lack of reporting brings the metro’s death toll to one of the lowest in the province.

A group of community healthcare workers who were chased away from the Eastern Cape Department of Health building by police last week willon 23 July to see the head of department, Dr Thobile Mbengashe. The group of 51 report that the police used stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets to remove them from the department’s head office in Bhisho.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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