Khayelitsha Covid-19 cases leap by 21% in a day, says Winde

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Covid-19 is strengthening its grip on the Cape Town township of Khayelitsha, where cases have leapt by more than 21% in a day.

Western Cape premier Alan Winde said there were 147 confirmed cases in Khayelitsha by 5pm on Friday, up from 121 the previous day.

Winde said on Saturday that the Western Cape had seen two more deaths — a woman of 51 and a man of 30, both with comorbidities — bringing the provincial total to 30.Winde said 1,550 tests had been conducted in the past day “based on our active case-finding approach, where we purposely follow the 'bush fires' — the pockets of infections within communities — to ensure that every person who has been infected by Covid-19 is identified as quickly as possible”.

“I had made this request to the president ... and I am glad that this recommendation has been taken up,” he said.

 

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KaraboGabaocoe Western Cape must remain on level 5 even when the country moves to level 3

Outdoor air and sunlight are a better treatment than anything

More accurate by area reporting is essential, so that all cirizens can see who and where the problem areas are.

It is not strengthening. It is slowing down.

Too much movements in the townships. Some people there think Corona is a myth and some think it's not serious. Life continues normally there!

Now we are going to pay a heavy price for being arrogant, disobedient and stubborn. Yes -they said, its a white mans problem. Eat you heart out! The proverbial is about to hit the fan!

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