It’s the news we have all been fearing - if not expecting. Zweli Mkhize has revealed a second wave of COVID-19 is now sweeping across South ...
It’s the news we have all been fearing - if not expecting. Zweli Mkhize has revealed a second wave of COVID-19 is now sweeping across South Africa.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has made a stark announcement on Wednesday evening, confirming that South Africa is officially in the grip of a second wave of COVID-19 infections.
CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS REACH THREE-MONTH HIGH ON WEDNESDAY
Sharp increases in provinces such as the Eastern Cape, the Western Cape, and Gauteng have been a serious cause for concern in recent weeks. But with the infection rates in KZN also accelerating – partly due to a mass gathering at a “Rage” matric party – South Africa has been pushed into second wave territory.
For the best part of the past four months, COVID-19 cases seemed relatively under control. Level 1 of lockdown initially caused very few issues, as the numbers stabilized. But a damaging November has tipped the balance of play in a very worrying direction, and Minister Mkhize has made it clear just how grave the situation is right now:
For the first time since August, more than 6 000 daily COVID-19 cases have been recorded
The age group of “15-to-19-year-olds” is recording the highest number of cases
Mkhize is also concerned that the spiking numbers are no longer specific to individual districts.
ZWELI MKHIZE CONFIRMS SA IS NOW IN A SECOND WAVE
“We are now in a second wave. Four provinces are the key drivers of this new wave. They are Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KZN, and Gauteng. Up to the last week, the increase was mainly in the Eastern and Western Capes – in specific districts. But now we have numbers that indicate we are in a second wave.”
“Today we have breached the 6 000 mark in new cases. The age distribution has also shown a different pattern from the norm. The age group 15-19 years showed the highest number of cases over the past two days.”
CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS REACH THREE-MONTH HIGH ON WEDNESDAY
Sharp increases in provinces such as the Eastern Cape, the Western Cape, and Gauteng have been a serious cause for concern in recent weeks. But with the infection rates in KZN also accelerating – partly due to a mass gathering at a “Rage” matric party – South Africa has been pushed into second wave territory.
For the best part of the past four months, COVID-19 cases seemed relatively under control. Level 1 of lockdown initially caused very few issues, as the numbers stabilized. But a damaging November has tipped the balance of play in a very worrying direction, and Minister Mkhize has made it clear just how grave the situation is right now:
For the first time since August, more than 6 000 daily COVID-19 cases have been recorded
The age group of “15-to-19-year-olds” is recording the highest number of cases
Mkhize is also concerned that the spiking numbers are no longer specific to individual districts.
ZWELI MKHIZE CONFIRMS SA IS NOW IN A SECOND WAVE
“We are now in a second wave. Four provinces are the key drivers of this new wave. They are Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KZN, and Gauteng. Up to the last week, the increase was mainly in the Eastern and Western Capes – in specific districts. But now we have numbers that indicate we are in a second wave.”
“Today we have breached the 6 000 mark in new cases. The age distribution has also shown a different pattern from the norm. The age group 15-19 years showed the highest number of cases over the past two days.”
Zweli Mkhize on the COVID-19 second wave
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