The Kwa-Zulu Natal Health Department says the province is experiencing a significant increase in Covid-19 infections among health-care workers. 38 health staff members have tested positive for the virus at the Addington Hospital, since the beginning of December. At R.K. Khan Hospital, in Chatsworth, 23 health care workers tested positive, including seven nurses, and 10 doctors.

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