About 240 healthcare workers from both state hospitals and private facilities have perished from the COVID19 as they battled in the front line to save thousands of patients.
About 240 healthcare workers from both state hospitals and private facilities have perished from the Covid-19 as they battled in the front line to save thousands of patients.
The majority of the cases come from nurses with 14143 reported cases , medical doctors make up 1 644 cases , porters have 28 cases and the rest of the 11545 cases came from other categories of health workers. About 38 healthcare workers from the Western Cape died and 27 cases came from the public sector while 11 from private. Among the known doctors who reportedly died there include Dr Fuad Jakoet, Dr Ebrahim Kahn and Dr Fatima Hansrod.
Mpumalanga reported four healthcare workers from public and three from private having died. Among the known doctors from Mpumalanga who died include Dr Mphadi Clive Mogajane and Dr Cecil Keys.
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