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By IOL Reporter 
December 3, 2020
Durban – The Eastern Cape recorded the highest death toll, with 42 people succumbing to Covid-19-related illnesses according to the latest Department of Health report.
On Thursday, Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize announced that 94 deaths had been recorded with four of the country’s Covid-19 hotspots, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, recording the most numbers. high. This brings the number of Covid-19 related deaths to 21,803.
Zweli announced that the number of cumulative Covid-19 cases in SA had increased by 4,400 cases to 800,872. The numbers increased by more than 4,000 by the second day.
He said that more than five million tests have been conducted in South Africa, of which 31,999 have been conducted since the last report.
On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that there are three areas of the country that account for the majority of these new infections.
“These are Nelson Mandela Bay and the Sarah Baartman District in the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route District in the Western Cape. Hospital admissions in these districts are increasing, in some cases comparable to the first wave of infections, ”he said.
He said that following a recommendation from the National Coronavirus Command Council and after consulting with prime ministers, metropolitan mayors and traditional leaders, the cabinet has decided to declare the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality a coronavirus hotspot.
Meanwhile, in an interview with eNCA after the president’s speech, Professor Salim Abdool Karim urged communities to respect the restrictions imposed by the government. Karim said he was more concerned about large groups of people, especially on the beaches.
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