One week into level 4 lockdown an alarming spike in Covid-19 infections in two provinces has prompted calls for increased restrictions in hotbed areas.
This week, the health department recorded 2,200 new infections nationally as nearly 1.5-million South Africans returned to work. Of these, 1,711 cases - about 78% - were in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
In the Eastern Cape, cases leapt from 814 on Monday to 1,078 yesterday, representing a 32% spike in the space of six days.
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