Western Cape could soon be under siege from Delta variant Provincial health officials gave an update on their COVID-19 management plan on Thursday, saying they were also sequencing samples from other districts to identify where else the variant may be present. Image: Premier Alan Winde visits the Brackengate Hospital of Hope, a field hospital being used to treat Covid-19 patients during the third wave. @alanwinde/Twitter 18 hours ago CAPE TOWN - The coronavirus Delta variant has been detected in the Cape Town Metro, Garden Route and Overberg District. Provincial health officials gave an update on their COVID-19 management plan on Thursday, saying they were also sequencing samples from other districts to identify where else the variant may be present.