{"id":305920,"date":"2021-07-10T07:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T05:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305920"},"modified":"2021-07-10T07:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T05:34:58","slug":"people-are-dying-at-home-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=305920","title":{"rendered":"People are dying at home from COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zorena Jantze<\/p>\n

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THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has raised concerns over the high number of COVID-19 patients dying at their houses, with more than half of deaths recorded in Windhoek alone taking place at home.<\/p>\n

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The health ministry added that Swakopmund recorded three home deaths, while Katima Mulilo also reported cases of patients succumbing to the virus at their respective homes.<\/p>\n

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In this regard, the health minister has called on members of the public to present themselves to hospitals once they experience symptoms consistent with Covid-19.<\/p>\n

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The health ministry further announced that the country recorded a total of 1 372 positive cases on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The Erongo Region reported the highest number of cases, accounting for 18% of the confirmed cases, followed by the Khomas Region with 17%.<\/p>\n

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A total of 36 healthcare workers from different health care facilities have tested positive.<\/p>\n

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Of all the confirmed 1 372 cases, a total of 22 people were inoculated against COVID-19. Four out of the 22 were fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

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