Tshwane Covid-19 cases surging

Covid-19 is rapidly wreaking havoc in the city, forcing schools and other public facilities to close down, as the number of confirmed infections continues to mount.

By yesterday, the region that includes Atteridgeville, Laudium, Pretoria CBD, Hercules, Danville, Saulsville, Lotus Gardens and Pretoria West had the highest infections in the city with 1829 cases and 355 recoveries.

It was followed by Lyttelton, Eldoraigne, Waterkloof, Olievenhoutbosch, Rooihuiskraal, Lyttelton, Silverton, Centurion, Brooklyn and Hatfield with 1129 infections and 198 recoveries.

The Ga-Rankuwa, Mabopane, Winterveldt, Soshanguve, Rosslyn, Karenpark, Wonderboom, Akasia, Nina Park, Orchards, Amandasig, Theresa Park and Pretoria North region was third with 1016 infections and 216 recoveries.

The least number of cases – 79 – were in the Bronkhorstspruit region. The number of recoveries in the area was 19.

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