EASTERN CAPE - NELSON MANDELA BAY COVID-19 HOTSPOTS IDENTIFIED

The Eastern Cape health department on Monday morning released the provincial Covid-19 breakdown, by district, with the latest provincial coronavirus figures.

On Sunday night the provincial total went up from 488 to 535, an increase of 47 confirmed cases.

The new cases came from six districts across the province:

Nelson Mandela Bay: 20

Chris Hani district: 19

Buffalo City: 3

Amathole district: 2

O.R. Tambo district: 2

Joe Gqabi district: 1

The provincial breakdown of confirmed cases, by district, is now:

Nelson Mandela Bay: 238

Buffalo City: 147

Chris Hani district: 76

O.R. Tambo district: 48

Sarah Baartman district: 15

Amathole district: 7

Joe Gqabi district: 2

Alfred Nzo: 1

The province officially has 10 deaths an 25 recoveries.

The health department also released the following list of official provincial hotspots:


Nelson Mandela Bay:
Walmer Department of Corrections,
Bluewater Bay,
Summerstrand,
Uitenhage,
Zwide,
Ben Kamma,
Newton Park,
Lovemore Heights,
Korsten,
Despatch,
Motherwell,
KwaDwesi, and
Zakhele.

Buffalo City:
East London,
Tshatshu
Buffalo City Correctional Services, and
King William's Town

Chris Hani district:
Bankies,
Vaalbank,
Qoqodala,
Dordrecht,
Ndonga,
Bomeni,
Kwathemba (Ezibeleni),
Popcorn, and
New Rest

O.R. Tambo district:
Port St Johns,
Tombo,
Majola,
Payne
Ndibela
Department of Correctional Services, and
Gomolo

Sarah Baartman district:
Humansdorp,
Aberdeen, and
Makhanda
Amathole district:
Butterworth, and
Komga

Joe Gqabi district:
Ugie, and
Barkley East
Alfred Nzo:
Ntabankulu