A man walks across empty streets in central Cape Town, South Africa on 28 April 2020. South Africa has previously imposed some of the most severe lockdown rules in the world. Picture: EPA-EFE/Nic Bothma
After Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced the latest figures of Covid-19 late on Sunday, Western Cape had once again shown the highest number of new daily cases in the country.
Mhkize said: “We remain concerned about the developments in the Western Cape, with the total cumulative cases now comprising almost 60% of the national cumulative cases and the new cases from Western Cape comprising 76% of the new cases from the past 24-hour cycle.”
The province’s death toll now stands at 156, representing 60% of the country’s total, with the number of cases at 9,246.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said in a statement: “Our data also shows us that the overwhelming majority of Covid-19 positive people who have died in the province have had one or more comorbidities.
“It is therefore imperative that vulnerable residents take extra precautions – by staying home as much as possible to reduce the risk of infection, and by strictly abiding by the golden rules – including frequent hand washing and other hygiene measures, keeping a distance of at least 1.5 metres from any other person and by wearing a clean, cloth mask when leaving the house.”
Winde has said the reason for the increasing numbers is their focus on hotspots and a higher rate of testing than any other province.
Western Cape top five hotspots are as follows:
(Compiled by Sandisiwe Mbhele)
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