Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has appealed to Gauteng residents to refrain from social gatherings to help curb the COVID-19 infections in the province.
She has also urged mourners not to visit families who have bereavements, as gatherings have been proven to be super spreaders.
The minister has once again expressed concerns about the rising numbers of infections in Gauteng, saying the health system in the province is under strain.
“We do understand and know that Gauteng is under pressure and because it is weekend, those who are going to be drinking alcohol, being irresponsible, please can you stay at home? Just for once, take a decision that I’m going stay at home. The visits to families in and out daily are also causing a problem. We are pleading with you Guatengers. We are pleading with you to really respond to our call. We can increase the restrictions, but without your response we will not be able to beat this pandemic.”
Kubayi-Ngubane gives update on COVID-19:
Mogale City second most affected region
With Gauteng hit hardest by the Delta variant of COVID-19, Mogale City is the second most affected region in the province. The MECs for Health and Transport visited the area to investigate the cause of the rising numbers.
SA reports 17 958 new cases
Gauteng remains the epicentre of the third wave with 11 303 new cases followed by the Western Cape with 1 854.
South Africa on Saturday has reported over 152 000 active COVID-19 cases after 17 958 new infections were recorded in the last reporting period, representing a 25.6% positivity rate.
Another 157 people have succumbed to the virus, bringing the total death toll in the country to 59 778.
Latest SA stats:
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