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- Gauteng has recorded just over 4,000 Covid-19-related deaths.
- Of the total deaths, 53% are men and 47% are women.
- The Gauteng government notes that with the easing of restrictions, the risk of transmission remains high.
The Gauteng provincial command council has noted a decline in new Covid-19 infections, but warned that the risk of transmitting the virus remains high as restrictions have been eased.
The country went into a Level 1 lockdown from Sunday at midnight.
“There has been a gradual but steady decrease in [the] number of new infections and hospitalizations.
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“The government and social partners continue to work hard to improve the ability of the health care system to cope with the demand for hospital care now and after Covid-19,” the command council said in an update on Friday.
Despite this progress, residents of South Africa’s economic center were reminded that the fight against the virus is far from over and that the risk of transmission following the easing of restrictions remains high.
The command council said:
“There is no vaccine yet, the only way we can contain the spread of Covid-19 is through non-pharmaceutical interventions. We all have to do our part to protect ourselves and those around us.”
This was revealed by the Gauteng provincial command council in an update on Friday, as the province records 218,420 cases, 193,991 recoveries and 4,153 total deaths according to statistics from the National Health Ministry on Thursday.
Death analysis:
Gauteng has recorded 4,153 deaths related to Covid-19, of which 53% (2,219) are men and 47% (1934) are women.
Of the total 4,153 deaths, the majority 24.8% (1,028) were registered in the age group 60 to 69 years, with 578 men and 450 women.
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Furthermore, 2,295 (55.3%) of the deaths occurred within a week of diagnosis / admission, while 38% (1,592) occurred within a week or more of diagnosis / admission.
Finally, the statistics further reveal that 2,282 (55%) of those who had died had one or both comorbidities of diabetes and hypertension, while 25% (1,040) had no or no unknown comorbidities and 13% (544) had other comorbidities.
