{"id":401397,"date":"2020-05-25T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T09:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=401397"},"modified":"2020-05-25T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T09:24:12","slug":"heres-how-many-cases-south-africas-top-coronavirus-hotspots-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/401397\/heres-how-many-cases-south-africas-top-coronavirus-hotspots-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how many cases South Africa&#8217;s top coronavirus hotspots have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As South Africa moves to level 3 lockdown from 1 June, government will take a differentiated approach to deal with those areas that have far higher levels of infection and transmission, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a national briefing on Sunday evening (24 May), Ramaphosa said that a &#8216;hotspot&#8217; is defined as an area that has more than 5 infected people per every 100,000 people or where new infections are increasing at a fast pace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The following metros have been identified as coronavirus hotspots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tshwane;<\/li>\n<li>Johannesburg;<\/li>\n<li>Ekurhuleni;<\/li>\n<li>Ethekwini;<\/li>\n<li>Nelson Mandela Bay;<\/li>\n<li>Buffalo City; and<\/li>\n<li>Cape Town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The other areas that are hotspots are West Coast, Overberg and Cape Winelands district municipalities in the Western Cape, Chris Hani district in the Eastern Cape, and iLembe district in KwaZulu-Natal.&#8221; he&#8217;said.<\/p>\n<p>Below BusinessTech looked at these hotspots and how many cases they have reported based on the latest data.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrilRamaphosa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CyrilRamaphosa<\/a> is addressing South Africans this evening on developments in our country\u2019s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6A3TMUIAD\">pic.twitter.com\/O6A3TMUIAD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Presidency | South Africa \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@PresidencyZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresidencyZA\/status\/1264607472872022017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Western Cape &#8211; Cape Town, Overberg and the Winelands\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Western Cape currently accounts for more than half of South Africa&#8217;s coronavirus cases, with most of these provincial cases centred in and around the City of Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>As of 13h00 on 24 May, the province has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/584566048684873\/posts\/889337081541100\/?d=n&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6,719 active cases<\/a><\/strong> of Covid-19, with a total of 13,969 confirmed cases and 6,950 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>Of these, the Cape Town Metro has reported\u00a012,248 cases with 6,394 recoveries.\u00a0The Cape Winelands has reported the second-highest number of cases at 722 with 355 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>The Overberg district has reported 75 cases with 34 recoveries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">District<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Province<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Cases<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Deaths<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Recoveries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City of Cape Town<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">WC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12 248<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">300*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6 394<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cape Winelands District<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">WC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">722<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">300*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Overberg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">WC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">75<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">300*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>* provincial numbers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Western-Cape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401405 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Western-Cape.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Western-Cape.jpg 960w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Western-Cape-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Western-Cape-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Gauteng &#8211; Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Gauteng as at 23 May sits at 2,633, with 1,880 recoveries and 29 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Gauteng government said that most of these cases have been reported in the City of Johannesburg with the metro reporting a total of 1,342 cases, 14 deaths and 1,093 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by the Ekurhuleni municipality on Johannesburg&#8217;s East Rand which has reported a total of 579 cases, six deaths and 452 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Tshwane (Pretoria) has reported the third-highest number of cases at 366. The region has reported a total of four deaths and 268 recoveries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">District<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Province<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Cases<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Deaths<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Recoveries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City of Johannesburg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Gauteng<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 342<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ekurhuleni municipality<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Gauteng<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">579<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>City of Tshwane<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Gauteng<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">366<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> | GAUTENG COVID-19 SUB-DISTRICT BREAKDOWN AND POSITIVE CASES AT ANGLO GOLD ASHANTI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GAUTENGCOVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GAUTENGCOVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19SA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19SA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXCkL3oOJY\">pic.twitter.com\/cXCkL3oOJY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GautengGov (@GautengProvince) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GautengProvince\/status\/1264511699006218247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>KZN &#8211; Ethekwini and iLembe\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The KZN provincial government says that total cases in the province currently sit at 1,777. Deaths are at 49 from 46 last week and recoveries are at 1,168 from 806.<\/p>\n<p>Of these KZN cases, 1,144 are in the Ethekwini district. However, the district is not the most at risk according to the above model being used by government.<\/p>\n<p>The iLembe district on KZN&#8217;s north coast has fewer numbers of Covid-19 cases, however, when calculating according to numbers per population they are higher than Ethekwini.<\/p>\n<p>According to KZN&#8217;s Department of Health, iLembe stands at 53.5 per 100,000 compared to the 30.0 per 100,000 of Ethekwini.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">District<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Province<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Cases<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Deaths<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Recoveries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>City of Ethekwini <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">KZN<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">30.0 per 100,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 168*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>iLembe municipality<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">KZN<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">53.5 per 100,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49*<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1 168*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>* provincial numbers<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While ILembe district has fewer numbers of COVID-19 cases, however, when calculating according to numbers per population they are higher than EThekwini. ILembe stands at 53,5 per 100 000 compared to the 30.0 per 100 000 of EThekwini. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CdjEljl5xJ\">pic.twitter.com\/CdjEljl5xJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KZN Provincial Gov (@kzngov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kzngov\/status\/1264536257570516998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Eastern Cape &#8211; Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City, and Chris Hani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of 24 May the Eastern Cape has reported 2,690 coronavirus cases\u00a0 &#8211; around 12% of the country&#8217;s total. A total of 59 deaths have been reported as well as 1,335 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>While more detailed district data for the province was not available at the time of writing, government <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/400011\/this-map-shows-the-coronavirus-risk-levels-across-all-52-districts-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documents <\/a><\/strong>show that Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City, and the Chris Hani municipality are all hotspot areas.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/South-Africa-District-Map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/South-Africa-District-Map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/South-Africa-District-Map.png 927w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/South-Africa-District-Map-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/South-Africa-District-Map-768x655.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/400239\/the-western-capes-coronavirus-hotspots-are-now-spreading-outside-cape-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Western Cape\u2019s coronavirus hotspots are now spreading outside Cape Town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As South Africa moves to level 3 lockdown from 1 June, government will take a differentiated approach to deal with those areas that have far higher levels of infection and transmission, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":400031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-401397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401397"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401477,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401397\/revisions\/401477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}