Mbabane: The number of fatalities and new confirmed cases in Eswatini has continued to soar as nine (9) deaths and 212 new confirmed cases reported were reported over the past 24 hours.
In the daily updates, the Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi announced that out of 1 738 tests received by the ministry 212 new cases were confirmed positive.
The Minister reported that the nine deaths comprises of 7 males and two (2) females, all of them were aged above 40. Five (5) of them were from the Hhohho region, two (2) from the Shiselweni Region and two from Manzini region.
Manzini region remains the mostly affected region as 3 939 of the total cases in the country were recorded from Manzini region. Hhohho becomes the second region with highest number cases. Lubombo and Shiselweni regions have recorded 830 and 667 cases respectively.
The number of people who have recuperated from the virus now stands at 7 062 and this makes the number of active cases to stand at 1 6 88.
The Minister reminded all EmaSwati to stay strong and fight COVID-19 by strictly adhering to all precautionary measures:
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 sanitizer 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 1 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”:
a. Closed spaces with poor ventilation,
b. Crowded places with many people near each other and
c. 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.
Those with symptoms such as fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention immediately at their nearest health facility.
Isolation of those confirmed with COVID-19 infection is key to stopping further transmission of the virus. Stay home and self-isolate once you have been swabbed, especially if you have symptoms of flu such as cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover.
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