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More data needed to establish if Delta COVID-19 variant is more deadly: Prof Puren

Acting executive director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) Professor Adrian Puren says it is of great concern that Delta has become the dominant COVID-19 variant circulating the country. Scientists have said that the Delta variant is more transmissible than others. Prof Puren says whether it is more deadly is still to be established. “I think that there is some important data that needs to come through. We […]

28 June 2021

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New COVID-19 post-death testing explained

In line with a directive issued by the World Health Organisation, the Western Cape Department of Health has announced that all sudden deaths or those which occur at home will need to be tested for Covid-19. “Mortality due to Covid-19 is an important population-based measure of the pandemic. When testing for SARS-CoV-2 is constrained, death information becomes even more important. For this reason, it is imperative that clinicians in South […]

11 August 2020

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SA approaching 300 000 COVID19 cases

The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 298,292, an increase 10,496 from the previous day. The number of deaths has also increased by 174 bringing the total to 4,346 Gauteng has the most infections with 107,070 followed by Western Cape at 80,199, Eastern Cape at 53,959, KwaZulu-Natal 30,587, Free State 5,973, North West 10,784, Mpumalanga 4,576, Limpopo 3,458, Northern Cape […]

15 July 2020

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Covid-19 deaths now on 1 210 as cases hit over 55 000

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa has risen to over 55 000 on Wednesday with a further 2 430 cases reported in the last 24 hours. According to a statement by Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize, the total number of confirmed cases of the virus, as of 10 June, is 55 421. The country has also edged even closer to the one million mark for tests […]

11 June 2020

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SA records 2 more deaths as cases rise to 1 655

Two more people have died due to Covid-19 in South Africa, bringing the total number of deaths to 11, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday. The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa have also increased by 70 cases to 1 655, Mkhize said. The first deceased patient is an 82-year-old woman who was admitted to ICU on 29 March. "She had presented with fever, short breath, body […]

6 April 2020

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More data needed to establish if Delta COVID-19 variant is more deadly: Prof Puren

New COVID-19 post-death testing explained

SA approaching 300 000 COVID19 cases

Covid-19 deaths now on 1 210 as cases hit over 55 000

SA records 2 more deaths as cases rise to 1 655

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