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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said just under 1280 health-care workers had already been vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine since the start of the roll-out in the province last week.<\/p>\n

Zikalala was speaking during a provincial Covid-19 update yesterday.<\/p>\n

He noted that none of the health workers who received the vaccine had suffered complications<\/p>\n

\u201cThese workers have reported a renewed sense of positivity, confidence and feeling more protected against Covid-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zikalala said this was a major psychological boost amid the fear and anxiety they had experienced while relying only on non-pharmaceutical preventative measures.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Zikalala said more than 15 800 workers, of which 55% were health-care workers, had been infected in the public sector. And 335 had died.<\/p>\n

Zikalala cautioned that while the second wave was subsiding, the public should remember there was a possibility of a third wave.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is not the time to drop our guards or be complacent. Covid-19 is still here and it is deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Breaking the Covid-19 figures down further in KZN, Zikalala said as at February 20, KZN recorded 313 new Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

EThekwini district recorded 33% of these cases followed by uMgungundlovu at 17% and UThukela at 12% among others.<\/p>\n

He said KZN had the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country contributing 326 703 (22% of the total number of cases).<\/p>\n

However, Zikalala said KZN continued to see a decline in the number of new cases weekly.<\/p>\n

The premier said the overall proportion of recoveries in the province was 93%.<\/p>\n

More than 1500 people were admitted to both public and private hospitals as at February 19, with more than 1100 in private facilities and more than 360 in public facilities.<\/p>\n

Zikalala said of those admitted, 278 required intensive care services with private hospitals caring for more people in the ICU.<\/p>\n

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The Mercury<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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