{"id":394790,"date":"2020-05-04T09:35:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T07:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=394790"},"modified":"2020-05-04T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T07:35:28","slug":"these-are-joburg-and-cape-towns-coronavirus-hotspots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/394790\/these-are-joburg-and-cape-towns-coronavirus-hotspots\/","title":{"rendered":"These are Joburg and Cape Town’s coronavirus hotspots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gauteng and the Western Cape are the two provinces which have been hardest hit by the coronavirus, with the highest number of cases concentrated in select areas.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday (4 May), the Western Cape has reported a total of 3,044 cases. This is nearly twice as much as the Gauteng which has second-most provincial cases at 1,624.<\/p>\n

The Western Cape government says that the majority of its cases have been reported in the Western suburbs (500 cases), followed by Tygerberg (488 cases) and Khayelitsha (391 cases).<\/p>\n

Notably, most cases appear to be concentrated in and around the Cape Town area, with relatively few cases reported in other major municipalities such as Stellenbosch (20 cases).<\/p>\n

The below graphic provides more detail on the areas which have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus in the province:<\/p>\n

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The most number of cases in Gauteng have been reported in Johannesburg (920), specifically in city region E (260 cases) which includes suburbs such as Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton and Houghton.<\/p>\n

This is followed by city region B (152 reported cases) which includes suburbs such as Randburg, Rosebank, Emarrentia, Northcliff and Parktown.<\/p>\n

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As of Sunday (4 May), there are now\u00a06,783 positive Covid-19 cases in South Africa.<\/p>\n

This is up by 447 from the 6,336 Covid-19 cases announced on Saturday \u2013 and the highest 24-hour tally to date in the country.<\/p>\n

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Sunday evening (3 May), that a further eight people have died from the virus, taking total deaths to 131.<\/p>\n

He added that a total of 245,747 people have been tested, with 15,061 people tested in the past 24 hours. Mkhize said that more than 7.2 million South Africans have been screened.<\/p>\n

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Read: South Africa\u2019s new lockdown rules face major legal challenges<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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