Covid-19: First case in Khayelitsha and others in Mitchells Plain
Response teams are currently treating the development of cases in informal areas with urgency and seriousness, following up with every contact and ensuring isolation
One of the 310 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape was today confirmed to have come from the township of Khayelitsha.
Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, confirmed that 14 of the cases have been admitted to hospital with three undergoing treatment in intensive care units in the various hospitals.
Winde stated that the Western Cape Government has started providing sub-district information across the Western Cape, including in the City of Cape Town.
“Each and every one these cases, from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain to Mossel Bay is of very serious concern for my government,” Winde stated.
These statistics given are still to be verified by the National Health Department
Response teams are currently treating the development of cases in informal areas with urgency and seriousness, following up with every contact and ensuring isolation.
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Winde further appealed to the public to not stigmatise this virus, stating that no one is immune.
The current district breakdown is as flows:
City of Cape Town – 256
Cape Winelands – 17
Garden Route – 21
Overberg – 7
Cape Town Metro Sub-Districts:
Western-106
Southern-98
Northern-16
Tygerberg-15
Eastern-10
Klipfontein-5
Mitchells Plain-5
Khayelitsha- 1
Other sub-districts:
Bitou – 9
Stellenbosch – 8
Drakenstein – 6
George – 6
Overstrand – 5
Breede Valley – 3
Hessequa – 3
Mossel Bay – 3
Swellendam – 1
Theewaterskloof – 1
Unknown*: 9
*District information is still pending or not yet verified
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