Western Cape has witnessed a 52.1 percent jump in new Corona cases since November

The Western Cape government has called for an immediate public response in order to contain what it classifies as an established resurgence of new covid-19 infections. This as health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize is expected to travel to the Eastern Cape today in order to support efforts to contain a rise in new infections in that province. A resurgence is when the number of active cases increases, week-on-week, by more than 20 percent. The province's Premier, Alan Winde says over the last week alone, the province has witnessed a 52.1 percent jump in new cases. Since November, covid-19 hospitalisations across the province have increase by 63 percent while critical care admissions have increased by a staggering 75 percent in the same month alone