Health department reveals Covid-19 hotspots in Gauteng

The Gauteng health department has released a breakdown of the province’s 1,224 positive cases of Covid-19.

The province has recorded 826 recoveries and seven deaths, bringing the total number of active cases to 391. The department said out of a total of 7,479 contacts traced, 2,975 people had completed the 14 days monitoring period with no symptoms.The department further confirmed that 28 Gauteng health employees had tested positive, with only one of the case requiring hospitalisation.

“There has been a number of recoveries so far. Eleven people have recovered and most are back at work. The rest of the employees are being monitored,” said the department. It also reported sufficient PPE supply that is being used by the occupational health team working closely with facilities.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Wednesday night that of Thursday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 3,635.The total number of tests conducted to date is 133,774, of which 6,868 were done in the past 24 hours.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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