Western Cape leads the way

Writer: De Waal Steyn,

Sunday saw the highest recorded number of new positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa since the first confirmed case was reported on 5 March this year.

A total of 1 160 new cases were reported by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, with 890 or 76% of them in the Western Cape. The total number for the Western Cape stood at 9 927 on Monday evening, with 681 new cases reported on the day.

The national death toll also rose to 264, of which 165 were in the Western Cape. The total number of infections for the country at the time of going to press was more than 15 500.

But, according to Premier Alan Winde, there is good news together with the bad. “There are more than 3 700 people in the province who have recovered from COVID-19 infections. The rate of recovery in Witzenberg in the Cape Winelands now stands at 70% of all cases, and in the Western sub-district of Cape Town, half of all recorded cases to date have recovered. These are especially promising numbers as both areas are considered hotspots in the province,” he said.

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