The majority of Covid-19 positive people in KwaZulu-Natal are aged between 25 and 39.
3,016 confirmed cases, 61 deaths and 1,378 recoveries in the province to date.“The proportion of children continue to increase with an increase in female cases. Male cases peak between the ages 25 and 39 years. Female cases peak from 25 and 49 years.”
Zikalala added that eThekwini contributed 82% of the reported deaths in the province, followed by iLembe.iLembe and eThekwini continue to remain the hotspots in the province,Zikalala said public hospitals continue to admit more patients than private hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.“According to the latest data received, 22% of those patients in ICUs are ventilated.”He added that a rapid surge in cluster cases was observed after the downgrade to level 3 of the lockdown.
“We have recorded a total of 259 cluster cases — 70 from a tyre company, 120 from a warehouse retailer, 13 from a memorial hospital, 9 from the airport and 47 from a production company.”
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