December 13, 2020
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COVID-19 admissions in the Western Cape have pushed up by 409%. Earlier this week, on Thursday, December 10, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize also noted the province as one of the key drivers in the country’s second wave. Other provinces that are accounting for the highest numbers include the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Speaking at a digital press conference hosted on Thursday, The Western Cape’s Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete said that there has been an average increase of 53.4% in new cases. The majority of these cases are no longer originating from the Garden Route, but instead from the Cape Metro.