Figures released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday showed 212 new Covid-19 cases had been identified in SA in the previous 24 hours. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 3,992,661. The NICD said this increase represented a[…]
Figures released by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Monday showed there were 1,004 new Covid-19 cases that had been identified in SA in the previous 24 hours. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to 3,954,971. The NICD said this[…]
SA’s coronavirus test positivity rate climbed to the highest in more than three months, indicating that the number of undetected infections may be rising. Of those tested for the virus on Wednesday 13.4%, or 2,846 cases, were found to be infected, the highest proportion since January 13, the National Institute[…]
South Africa has recorded 1420 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 3 722 065. This increase represents a 5.4% positivity rate. According to the NICD, “Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health (NDoH), there may be a backlog of[…]
Emigration by families, lack of support and feeling unsafe are the factors that push elderly people into nursing homes and frail care centres, new research suggests. Doctors at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) who profiled residents at private long-term care facilities in Durban found most are white, Christian widows. The[…]
No Covid-19 deaths have been reported in SA in the past 24 to 48 hours. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Sunday night that due to “the ongoing audit exercise by the national health department there may be a backlog of Covid-19 mortality cases reported”. “Today,[…]
The Health Department’s ongoing audit has confirmed 18 previously unreported deaths linked to COVID-19. These fatalities take our death toll to closer to 10,000. South Africa also racked up 1,898 new infections over the latest 24-hour reporting cycle, a positivity rate of 6.3%. Meanwhile, health minister Joe Phaahla says there[…]
LOCAL South Africa’s test positivity rate for Covid-19 remained at 14% during the latest reporting period. A total of 5 668 cases were confirmed, with 119 fatalities. The death toll since the start of the pandemic now stands at 92 649. The Health Department says most of the new cases,[…]
Teachers’ union Sadtu says it is deeply concerned about the school dropout rate amid the continuing COVID 19 pandemic. This comes amid reports recently that as many as 750 000 learners may have dropped out of school. The union says the African National Congress (ANC) led government needs to do[…]
Record Covid-19 infections driven by the rampant Delta variant mean the level 4 lockdown is likely to be extended when the National Coronavirus Command Council meets today to review restrictions and regulations. This meeting will be followed by meetings of the president’s co-ordinating council and the cabinet. While a relaxation[…]
WhatsApp us 