531 people test positive for COVID- 19, 5 die
MBABANE – It’s not looking good. If COVID- 19 daily results released by Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi are anything to go by, the nation should be on high alert.
She reported that 531 people tested for COVID- 19 while five died of illnesses precipitated by the virus.
Out of the five who died, there was one male.
According to Nkosi, there were 1 198 people who tested for the virus, of which 531 of them tested positive.
The death toll now stands at 747. Since the virus was detected in Eswatini, there are currently 22 687 cumulative confirmed cases against 19 769 recoveries.
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The minister said there were 214 people who were admitted for COVID- 19 by last night. There are 2 171 active cases.
She said 38 326 people had been vaccinated against the virus while a group of 27 341 people have received the first and second dose of vaccination.
On Friday, there were seven deaths reported, with 276 new cases of COVID- 19.
On Thursday, there were five deaths reported by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health is encouraging the public to adhere to the following:
1. Wear a mask consistently and correctly. This protects others from getting infected, which eventually protects you as an individual.
2. Wash your hands with soap and running water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol based hand sanitiser to clean your hands. Keeping the hands clean is essential because hands carrying the coronavirus easily transmit the virus into the body when you touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
3. Watch your distance by making sure that you keep at least one metre away from another person. The greater the distance; the less the chances of getting infected by an infectious person.
4. Avoid the “Three Cs: closed spaces with poor ventilation; crowded places with many people near each other and close- contact settings such as close- range conversations. A combination of these 3 Cs results in a high transmission of the virus.
5. Opt for the outdoors – this is always better than indoors. Should there be a need to hold a function, it should be in line with COVID- 19 regulations.