Western Cape warned not to be complacent about flat-lining Covid-19 cases

had only 7 997 active cases of the total of 65 607 confirmed positive cases.

Over the past few weeks, the province has reported an extensive drop in new infections, particularly in the Cape metro’s densely populated communities, such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and the Klipfontein district, which includes Gugulethu, Nyanga, and Manenberg among other areas.

“Several countries around the world have had to reintroduce tougher restrictions once more, due to secondary waves of infection. This includes countries in Europe and Asia, as well as cities in Australia.

“Scientists who have done DNA mapping on the virus have proven that we had episodes as early as February from tourists in Cape Town. That’s why we had it earlier,” Cloete confirmed.

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