23 more Covid-19 cases recorded in Ekurhuleni; 3 more deaths in Gauteng
DA questions the low number of cases in Tshwane
On April 28, 179 people in the City of Ekurhuleni had recovered from Covid-19.
There were 310 infections, 23 more than on April 25.
The total number of cases in Gauteng were at 1 377, with 897 recoveries and eight deaths.
Sixty-seven people were still being treated in hospital.
Three staff members at Bronkhorstspruit Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19. Staff and in-patients had been tested and are waiting for their results.
On April 28, Johannesburg with 811 cases and 589 recoveries was still the epicentre of the pandemic in Gauteng, followed by Ekurhuleni with 310 cases and 179 recoveries, Tshwane with 144 cases and 95 recoveries, West Rand with 43 cases and 29 recoveries and Sedibeng with 15 cases and five recoveries.
Countrywide, the death toll has increased to 103 on April 29, with 10 more deaths reported from Gauteng (3), Western Cape (4), KwaZulu Natal (2) and the Eastern Cape (1).
Gauteng deaths:
• An 89-year-old woman who presented with shortness of breath.
• An 82-year-old woman who had underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She presented with accute renal failure and a concominant urinary tract infection.
• An 80-year-old man who presented with fever and shortness of breath. He too had underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In the meantime, Jack Bloom MPL – DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC, expressed his concern about the low number of cases in the City of Tshwane.
“The entire City of Tshwane has recorded 136 cases, which is far lower than the 804 cases in Johannesburg and the 300 cases in Ekurhuleni, which has a similar size population,” he said on Wednesday.
“I suspect that a fair number of Covid-19 cases have not been picked up in Tshwane because of inadequate screening and testing. Intensified efforts are needed to ensure that Covid-19 infection clusters in Tshwane are identified as soon as possible and appropriate quarantine measures taken to break the chain of transmission.”
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