The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has a shortfall of R6.3 billion which it needs to fight Covid-19. TheMercurySA
Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has a shortfall of R6.3 billion which it needs to fight Covid-19.
Of this, he said R130m had been apportioned for the purchase of personal protective equipment and R25m had been allocated for the procurement of ventilators. Head of department Dr Sandile Tshabalala provided an update on the burden of disease in the province, which is ranked fourth highest countrywide for the number of Covid-19 infections, and the department’s response to increase the number of beds for isolation and quarantine.
He added that although eThekwini had the highest number of cases it’s incidence risk of active cases was just 13.8 cases per 100 000 people, while iLembe had 567 infections and 247 active cases, equating to 36.9 cases per 100 000 people. Out of every 100 000 people, 33.1 infections had been reported in eThekwini, compared with 84.6 per 100 000 in iLembe.
However, he said this was going to change as the department planned to isolate and quarantine people in health facilities rather than allowing self isolation, which had contributed to an increase in infections. He said the department had 1807 isolation beds and 143 ICU beds as well as quarantine beds across districts.
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