Faizel Patel – 07/05/2021
The Health Department says it is concerned by the sharp rise in the COVID-19 infections in some districts in South Africa.
The department says in the past two weeks, there has been significant increases in the number of cases in the Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West are of particular concern.
Twenty-one districts in the country recorded a 20% increase in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks.
The department’s Lwazi Manzi has lauded the Eastern Cape for recording a 0% average change.
“We must continue to reinforce the message that we all can play a part to ensure that these rise in infections do not turn into a third wave. We all know what it takes to keep the Coronavirus at bay. Strict wearing of masks, sanitizing and avoiding crowded gatherings.”
Manzi says the department is also taking the threat of the B1.617 variant of the virus very serious.
“Our scientists are working very hard to ensure that we have a good understanding of what these variants of concerns could mean for us in the context of our own country where we have a variant of concern, the B1351.”
The Health Department says the districts that have been flagged by NICD as “under observation and although some of these districts may have relatively low case incidences, the significant rise in percentage changes should be taken as a serious warning.
As of Thursday, there were 23,845 active cases in the country.
Listen to the clip by Lwazi Manzi
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