On Wednesday, the department stated the 57-year-old patient had renal disease and was in a critical condition.
The Gauteng department of health on Thursday backtracked on their initial statement which said a Covid-19 patient in the province with renal disease was in a critical state.
The MEC was on SABC on Thursday morning to clarify that the department was worried about the patient because he was part of a high-risk group “in terms of age and in terms of the co-morbid disease he has, which is his renal disease”.
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