Johannesburg - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the introduction of the drug dexamethasone has reduced fatalities of Covid-19 patients in ICU by 25% since the it was introduced two months ago.South Africa introduced the drug into it’s Covid-19 treatment programme in June after preliminary research showed that the drug reduced ICU fatalities by a third.
As of Tuesday night, South Africa had a total of 521 318 confirmed coronavirus infections, 8 884 deaths and 363 751 recoveries. “In another study undertaken by the MRC , ICU survival rates showed dramatic improvement at 30-40%, whereas the ICU mortality rate at the beginning of the pandemic was around 80%,” said Mkhize.
On the availability of beds and oxygen capacity, Mkhize said they were continuously assessing the availability of beds and oxygen and their staff complement.
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