KZN overtakes Western Cape with number of active Covid-19 cases, premier to provide update

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikala is expected to virtually brief the media on the number of Covid-19 cases in the province, which has overtaken the Western Cape.

“While the country sees a steady decline in the number of coronavirus cases, KwaZulu-Natal has overtaken the Western Cape in terms of the number of active cases.

“The province has worryingly been reporting the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases since the start of August.

“The province has surpassed the 1,000 mark, with 1,108 newly reported infections. This is more than double the number of newly reported infections in Gauteng at 532,” the provincial government said on Wednesday.

Zikalala’s virtual address is expected to take place at 3pm.

As of Tuesday, the province had contributed 44% of the new Covid-19 cases across the country and recorded the second-highest number of laboratory-confirmed cases countrywide. It had 100,494 positive cases, 42,213 active cases, 56,758 recoveries and 1,523 deaths.

The latest figures from the Western Cape, also from Tuesday, show the province had recorded 98,868 positive cases.