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News in a Minute: Mkhize names 21 ‘districts of concern’ [video]
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has named 12 districts that have experienced a 20% increase in the number of cases in the last two weeks.
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South Africa has now recorded more than 2000 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. The country added 2150 new cases and 63 people died on Thursday, 6 May.
Minister of Health Dr Zweli said that there has been a week-on-week increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in South Africa.
21 ‘DISTRICTS OF CONCERN’ IN 8 PROVINCES
However, he added, that every province in the country, besides the Eastern Cape, has at least one district of concern. In total, there are 21 districts of concern in eight provinces.
The districts are:
Free State: Mangaung Metro, Fezile Dabi, Xhariep, Lejweleputswa
Gauteng: City of Joburg Metro, Sedibeng, Ekhurleni Metro, City of Tshwane Metro
KwaZulu-Natal: Ethekwini Metro
Limpopo: Capricorn, Mopani
Mpumalanga: Nkangala, Gert Sibande
North West: Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Bojanala Platinum
Northern Cape: Pixley Ka Seme, Zf Mgcawu, Frances Baard
Western Cape: Overberg
All experienced 20% increase in the average number of cases in the last two weeks:
Mkhize lauded the Eastern Cape for not having a single district of concern but he explained that it does not mean the province is not adding new COVID-19 infections.
