Pinetown and Westville among KZN’s Covid-19 hotspot areas
KZN premier, Sihle Zikalala has revealed the hotspot areas that have recorded the most Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.
PINETOWN and Westville are on the list for hotspot areas afflicted by Covid-19 in eThekwini, according to KZN premier’s report.
Premier Sihle Zikalala said they have decided this time to name every district, suburb, and township that appears to be bearing the brunt of Covid – 19 the most.
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“We are hoping that this will make people realise that the virus is close to them – without stigmatising any areas, or making other people feel too safe from it,” said Zikalala.
In his announcement, Zikalala mentioned that the surge is continuing, with eThekwini and UMgungundlovu Districts recording more than half of the daily cases.
“The province has contributed 27 per cent of the new cases reported nationally and continues to be the fourth highest countrywide.”
He said a week ago, KZN had 40 045 positive cases, of which 2 574 were still active. “We also had 2 758 new cases, and 11 055 recoveries.”
As of Saturday, 25 July, KwaZulu-Natal has had 60 602 positive cases, of which 38 667 were still active. “Sadly, we once again had new deaths this week, bringing our death toll to 614,” he said
Zikalala reported that the daily Covid– positive cases are nearing 4000. “As we observed that just Saturday alone we recorded 3 405 new cases. This therefore means that in just one week, we have had 20 557 new Covid – 19 cases; 198 new deaths, and 10 196 additional recoveries. Our recoveries to date as a province stands at 21 251,” said Zikalala.
Umlazi, KwaMashu, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Inanda, Newlands, Tongaat, Ntuzuma were among the areas reported as hotspots in KZN.
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