WOMAN (45) DIES OF COVID-19

MBABANE – Yesterday, the country recorded its 14th death of a COVID-19 positive patient.
The deceased is a 45-year-old female from the Region.

Her death was confirmed by the Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi, in a statement issued yesterday.
She said the woman had a recent history of travel to South Africa. The minister further stated that the woman passed on within 24 hours of admission to one of the health facilities in the country.

Her death follows that of three other COVID-19 patients last week. Among those who passed on last week was Swaziland Building Society (SBS) Managing Director Timothy Nhleko.The minister said they noted with concern the increase in the number of deaths of confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of co-existing medical conditions.

“We therefore urge the public  to ensure that they do medical check-ups regularly,” she said.
Meanwhile, there were 45 new cases that were reported yesterday and the total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 1 056. Of the confirmed cases, 21 were from Hhohho Region while Manzini had 20, three from Lubombo and one from Shiselweni.

There were five cases in the age bracket of zero to nine years while the 70 to 79 age-group had one. One case presented with a severe disease while 12 were mild and 32 were asymptomatic. There are six more recoveries, putting the total at 570. This means that there are 472 active cases in the country.

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