Information and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa, says there has been a spike in Covid-19 hospital admissions.
Addressing the media during a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, Minister Mutsvangwa said the number of people who were admitted at hospitals due to Covid-19 were more than what was recorded last week.
“During the week under review, the number of people in need of hospitalisation for COVID-19 increased and the bed occupancy rate increased from 2% last week to 3,2% this week.
“A total of 81 new admissions were recorded during the week compared to 51 which occurred last week. No patient was admitted to the intensive care unit,” she said.
Minister Mutsvangwa said the increase in admissions was due to the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in the country.
Meanwhile, on Monday the World Health Organisation urged countries not to declare victory over the coronavirus even though COVID-19 deaths had significantly dropped globally.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was too early for countries to declare victory as some countries still had high hospitalisation rates, adding that people should not be complacent.
“With high transmission, the threat of new and more dangerous variants remains very real,” he said, adding that people should continue to protect themselves.
Latest updates from the Health and Child Care ministry state that provinces that contributed significantly to Covid-19 hospitalisations were Mashonaland East, Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland.
