WITH KwaZulu-Natal set to overtake the Western Cape with the number of Covid-19 cases in a matter of weeks, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has given the province the nod for its state of readiness for the expectant surge.
“My expectation is that some time during next week KwaZulu-Natal will have more positive cases than what we recorded in the Western Cape. Western Cape is on a downward trend and KZN is on an upward trend,” said the Minister.
“We have now seen in the past weeks that the numbers in Gauteng is on a downward trend, the one province that remained with numbers that were increasing is KwaZulu-Natal. It seems the surge in KwaZulu-Natal came about two weeks after Gauteng and two weeks after the Eastern Cape and six weeks after Western Cape so we must therefore focus on KwaZulu-Natal,” said the Minister.
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In preparation for the surge in cases, Mkhize said the management of bed occupancy was important to ensure patients receive treatment.
“I am satisfied on how the recording of the epidemic is actually being done properly. We have seen that the number of patients who are positive and fatalities are increasing. What is important for us is that there is no hospital that is full to the extent that we no longer have beds,” he said.
KZN recorded has recorded more than 87 800 Covid-19 cases and more than 1000 deaths.
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