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Zikalala said hospital admissions had also skyrocketed.
“As of December 18, 2020, a total of 717 patients were admitted for Covid-19 and 1,274 were admitted as persons under investigation in public health facilities,” he said.
“KwaZulu-Natal private hospitals had 1,506 inpatients, the majority in eThekwini with 1,008 patients.”
Zikalala said the department was prepared to deal with the increase in infections.
“The department has a total of 775 ventilators and 915 non-invasive ventilators. Some private sector hospitals have been under pressure in terms of availability of beds, but the department has prepared enough beds. The situation is reviewed daily and additional beds will be made available if the need arises, “he said.
“The department has not activated beds in private facilities for patients under investigation, but will do so if the need arises. The current turnaround time for analysis of Covid tests with the National Health Laboratory Services is 72 hours. “
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