EASTERN CAPE - EC ACCOUNTS FOR 11% OF SA CONFIRMED CASES WITH NELSON MANDELA BAY NOW INDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR HOT SPOT FOR COVID-19

There has been another spike of Covid-19 infections in the Eastern Cape, with 63 new cases recorded in the province.

In a statement on Friday evening, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that the number of positive cases nationally had increased to 4 220, while the death toll rose to 79 after four more deaths were recorded.

Of the 267 new confirmed cases nationally, 63 of those were detected in the Eastern Cape, a province that Mkhize has been worried about because of the rapid rise of infections.

By Friday evening, the Eastern Cape had 480 confirmed cases, 11% of the total cases in the country.

News24 previously reported that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality which has been identified as a major hot spot for Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape.

On Wednesday there was 167 confirmed cases and six deaths that were reported in the metro alone.

via - NEWS24