7 out of 10 new Covid-related deaths and infections, came from the Western Cape on Tuesday, as South Africa surged past 7500 confirmed cases. | Day40ofLockdown
Johannesburg - Seven out of every 10 new infections recorded on Monday were from the Western Cape province, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows.
This means that 70% of South Africa’s 352 new infections came from the province which also has the most cases and deaths in the country.The Western Cape has 3609 confirmed cases and leads the death charts with 71, almost double the deaths recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, which is next in line with 36 deaths.
In numbers, the Western Cape had 247 out of the 352 new infections and seven of the 10 new Covid-19 deaths were also from the province. In terms of cases, Gauteng and KZN had 36 new cases, while the Eastern Cape had 24 new cases.The North West recorded no new cases.
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