SA has recorded the first neonatal mortality related to Covid-19 - this was a two-day-old baby that was born prematurely, the health minister said.
“Sadly we have recorded the first neonatal mortality related to COVID-19 – this was a 2 day old baby that was born prematurely and therefore had lung difficulties which required ventilation support immediately after birth. The mother had tested positive for COVID-19 and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well.
“We are also devastated to have registered the death of a health care worker in the Western Cape. When COVID-19 claims the lives of the very people who are the bedrock of the national response, we feel the loss in so many ways.
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