The latest statistics show that infections are sharply on the increase in schools, with 306 teachers, 81 pupils and 42 other employees of the Education Department testing positive for the virus.
During a media briefing yesterday, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said two of the teachers who had succumbed to the virus were from Zululand, one was from Umzinyathi and another from uMlazi. The security guard was employed at a school in ILembe.
Saturday marked 100 days since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in the country. KZN also experienced its biggest jump in positive cases to date. Another worrying finding, Zikalala said, was that the number of deceased patients with no recorded comorbidities was on the increase. The most commonly recorded comorbidities among the deceased included hypertension and diabetes mellitus.Speaking on the economic impact of the global pandemic, Zikalala said enterprises, households and individuals had been affected in unprecedented ways.
“This negatively affects productivity, at the same time creating heightened safety anxiety among other staff,” he said. “In cases where businesses have accessed the government’s relief funds, they have reported that the funding instruments are not agile enough to respond to the real and immediate business challenges,” Zikalala said.
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