eThekwini and its neighbouring district, UMgungundlovu, account for 60% of the cases recorded daily.
While the number of KwaZulu-Natal’s Covid-19 cases is nowhere near to what was predicted, the rapid rise in cases and deaths over the last week are cause for concern, Premier Sihle Zikalala has said.
“This says we are behind the projected figures… The rise in infections is, however, worrying us,” he added on Sunday afternoon. “A health promotion strategy has been developed and will be implemented with the aim of strengthening knowledge among our communities. The strategy will be utilising community health workers as the key pillar in disseminating these messages.”Zikalala said as of Sunday, the province had registered 23 751 positive cases, of which 17 450 were still active. This included 280 deaths and 6 021 recoveries.“A week ago, we had 13,984 cases, of which 9,605 were active, 182 deaths, and 4197 recoveries.
He added of the 11 districts, eThekwini continued to receive the majority of cases, accounting for 53% of the total provincially.
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