Western Cape records 2 783 confirmed Covid-19 cases, 779 recoveries and 52 deaths
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, has written a proposal to President Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to commemorate lives lost during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Western Cape recorded 2 783 confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection as of 1pm on 2 May, and four more deaths to bring the province’s total deaths from the virus to 52. Recoveries are at 779.
This is according to a statement issued by the Western Cape Office of the Premier, which added, “We send our condolences to those who have lost their loved ones.”
Here is a breakdown of the Western Cape stats:
- Total confirmed Covid-19 cases: 2 783
- Total recoveries: 779
- Total deaths: 52
- Total active cases (currently infected patients): 1 952
- Total number of tests: 39 901
- Patients in hospital: 114 with 39 in ICU
Nearly 40 000 tests have been conducted in the Western Cape, with 15 660 of these taking place over the past week, the statement said.
“The province has also now rigorously screened over 250 000 people in the past month – with community screening and testing set to continue,” said read the statement.
“The Western Cape Government has adopted a much more rigorous approach toward actively locating cases, tracking and tracing contacts and conducting targeted screening and testing in identified clusters. Epidemiological evidence tells us where the cluster transmissions are taking place, and this is where we relentlessly train our focus with both screening and testing. This active case-finding approach strategy means the Western Cape has a higher success rate in locating and fighting the ‘bushfires’.”
The Western Cape Office of the Premier further broke down the stats for the sub-districts of the Cape Town metro:
| Sub-district | Cases |
| Western | 453 |
| Southern | 276 |
| Northern | 155 |
| Tygerberg | 443 |
| Eastern | 281 |
| Klipfontein | 240 |
| Mitchells Plain | 218 |
| Khayelitsha | 332 |
| Total | 2 398 |
Media Release: Update on the coronavirus 2 May 2020.
As of 1pm on 2 May, the Western Cape has recorded 2783 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. Statement: https://t.co/E7ewWZUC3S pic.twitter.com/aC2QOJKsiT— Premier Alan Winde 🇿🇦 (@alanwinde) May 2, 2020
Sub-districts non-metro:
| District | Sub-district | Cases |
| Garden Route | Bitou | 5 |
| Garden Route | Knysna | 15 |
| Garden Route | George | 14 |
| Garden Route | Hessequa | 6 |
| Garden Route | Mossel Bay | 19 |
| Garden Route | Oudtshoorn | 3 |
| Cape Winelands | Stellenbosch | 21 |
| Cape Winelands | Drakenstein | 19 |
| Cape Winelands | Breede Valley | 26 |
| Cape Winelands | Langeberg | 4 |
| Cape Winelands | Witzenberg | 125 |
| Overberg | Overstrand | 12 |
| Overberg | Cape Agulhas | 2 |
| Overberg | Swellendam | 1 |
| Overberg | Theewaterskloof | 1 |
| West Coast | Bergrivier | 1 |
| West Coast | Saldanha Bay Municipality | 3 |
| West Coast | Swartland | 10 |
Unallocated: 98
For more on the Western Cape’s data – including the recoveries for each sub-district – visit: www.westerncape.gov.za/coronavirus
“This is a simple way to express our solidarity with those who have lost loved ones, and those who are working hard on the frontlines, in line with our ethos as a caring government.”
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