KZN Health Dept insists massive drop in active COVID-19 cases is accurate According to official figures, between Monday and Tuesday this week, the number of active cases decreased by more than 27,000. FILE: KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu. Picture: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health/Facebook. 92 days ago DURBAN - Health authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have tried to explain the dramatic decline in active coronavirus cases in the province, insisting that they are accurate. According to official figures, between Monday and Tuesday this week, the number of active cases decreased by more than 27,000. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa and National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union are sceptical but KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu said there was a plausible explanation for the decline.