Gauteng will emerge with the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the coming days, overtaking the Western Cape.
Gauteng is quickly becoming the epicentre of coronavirus cases in South Africa, recording the most Covid-19-related deaths for three consecutive days and barely trailing behind the Western Cape in terms of positive cases.
On Monday, the Western Cape had recorded 70,938 cases, with Gauteng at 66,891. By Tuesday night, Gauteng had recorded 71,488 cases, trailing slightly behind the Western Cape, which had recorded 72,156 cases. On 28 June, Mkhize said: “We believe that within the coming days, Gauteng will emerge with the highest Covid-19 numbers. Factors contributing to this trend are inward migration, the large population, increased congregating which spurs cluster outbreaks, and the level to which people are able to adapt to new behaviours such as social distancing and the wearing of masks.
“The surge that has been witnessed in the past two weeks has developed due to speeding of infections carried in by members of the community as they moved back into the workplace,” he added.
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