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By IOL Reporter 
5h ago
Cape Town – A total of 160 more Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded since the last report, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday, admitting there has been an investigation into the ” notable increase in the number. deaths recently. ”
A total of 105 deaths were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, 18 in the Eastern Cape, 6 in the Free State, 13 in Gauteng, 6 in Limpopo, 4 in Mpumalanga and 8 in the Western Cape.
The cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases has risen to 686,891, with 1,736 new cases identified since the last report.
The number of recoveries now stands at 618,771, which translates into a recovery rate of 90%.
“There has been a notable increase in the number of deaths recently which caused us concern as we have received reports from the Medical Research Council (MRC) that there has been no excess deaths for three weeks in a row,” Mkhize said.
” Therefore, we consulted the provinces to determine the reason for the increase in numbers. We have received reports that the provinces are implementing the MRC recommendations to reconcile the data with the Internal Affairs death data.
In addition, the provinces are auditing death data, either extracting data from DATCOV surveillance reports and identifying unreported deaths or auditing facilities on the ground.
“We welcome this robust refinement of data collection as it assures us that, in the future, we exceed precision in our epidemiological surveillance.”
The cumulative number of tests performed to date is 4,339,686, with 21,172 new tests performed since the last report.
Less than two-thirds or 64% of South Africans would accept a Covid-19 vaccine when and if it was available, according to a recent Ipsos survey. Of that 64%, only 29% “fully agreed” with a vaccine, while the rest “somewhat agreed.”
This is lower than the average of 74% of approximately 20,000 adults surveyed in 27 countries who said they would agree to receive a vaccine.
The survey conducted on behalf of the World Economic Forum found that the number one reason for rejecting a Covid-19 vaccine was fear of adverse events (side effects), followed by concerns about the effectiveness of a Covid-19 vaccine.
South Africa is in the group with the least intention to get vaccinated (below 70%), which includes Russia (54%), Poland (56%), Hungary (56%), France (59%), South Africa (64 %). ) and Italy, Germany, the United States and Sweden (all at 67%).
The group most likely to receive a Covid-19 vaccine includes China (97%), Brazil (88%), Australia (88%) and India (87%).
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, with a total increase of 338,779 in 24 hours.
Deaths increased by 5,514 to a total of 1.05 million. India reported 78,524 new cases, followed by Brazil with 41,906 and the United States with 38,904 new infections.
The previous WHO record for new cases was 330,340 on October 2. The agency reported a record 12,393 deaths on April 17.
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