{"id":397113,"date":"2020-05-12T12:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T10:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=397113"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:38:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T08:38:49","slug":"these-are-cape-town-and-joburgs-coronavirus-hotspots-as-deaths-pass-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/397113\/these-are-cape-town-and-joburgs-coronavirus-hotspots-as-deaths-pass-200\/","title":{"rendered":"These are Cape Town and Joburg’s coronavirus hotspots – as deaths pass 200"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Western Cape has reported the most coronavirus cases in South Africa with the province also accounting for more than half of the country’s deaths.<\/p>\n

As of Monday (11 May), there are now 10,652 confirmed cases of coronavirus in South Africa. This is an increase of 637 from the 10,015 cases reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Monday afternoon (3 May) that the total number of deaths has increased by 12, to 206. The minister said that 4,357 South African have recovered to date.<\/p>\n

The minister said that 356,067 tests have been conducted to date, up 14,731 from previously.<\/p>\n

Hotspots<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Western Cape has reported a total of 5,813 confirmed cases. This is nearly three times as much as the Gauteng which has second-most provincial cases at 1,952.<\/p>\n

While this provincial disparity is concerning, the Western Cape government said that it has conducted substantially more tests than other provinces.<\/p>\n

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has also indicated<\/a> <\/strong>that the province has very stringent reporting standards and that deaths elsewhere in the country may not have been recorded as coronavirus-related.<\/p>\n

The Western Cape government said that the majority of its cases have been reported in Tygerberg (1,002 cases), followed by the Western Suburbs (739 cases) and Khayelitsha (736 cases).<\/p>\n

Most cases appear to be concentrated in and around the Cape Town area, with comparably few cases reported in other major municipalities.<\/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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Commenting on the data,\u00a0 Winde said that only 6% of known Covid-19 deaths in the province had no comorbidities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur health experts have studied further data provided by our hospitals, especially private health care facilities where people have died, as part of our continued rigorous data-led approach.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can therefore further update the media that only 6% of known Covid-19 deaths in the Western Cape had no comorbidities. More than 65% of patients who died had more than two comorbidities.”<\/p>\n

Gauteng<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most number of cases in Gauteng have been reported in Johannesburg (1,079), but the region has also reported 838 recoveries.<\/p>\n

Looking at the data at suburb-level, Johannesburg city region E (278 cases) has been the hardest hit. This includes suburbs such as Alexandra, Wynberg, Sandton and Houghton.<\/p>\n

This is followed by city region B (164 reported cases) which includes suburbs such as Randburg, Rosebank, Emarrentia, Northcliff and Parktown.<\/p>\n

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Read: Businesses prepare for South Africa\u2019s lockdown restrictions to last until 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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