The weekly number of deaths from natural causes in Cape Town was above the upper prediction bound of 640
Hot spot: Western Cape premier Alan Winde at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, which has been prepared for Covid-19 patients. Picture: Esa Alexander
It is the second week in a row that the MRC has reported a sharp rise in natural deaths in Cape Town, highlighting the city’s growing Covid-19 epidemic. As of Tuesday Cape Town had recorded more than 19,000 cases of Covid-19, far more than any other metropolitan area in SA. The city is home to more than 8% of the Western Cape’s about 23,000 reported cases, which account for two thirds of SA’s tally of 35,800.
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