Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
CAPE TOWN, June 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize urged his countrymen to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 cases during the winter season.
It is anticipated that every province will unfortunately witness an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the minister said.
He identified Gauteng and Western Cape provinces as the most noticeable hotspots, to be followed by the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
As of Sunday, the cumulative number of total cases in the country reached 138,134, of which 6,334 were reported in the past 24 hours, Mkhize said.
The Western Cape remained the epicenter with 60,445 cases, followed by Gauteng with 36,895 cases, the Eastern Cape with 25,099 cases and KwaZulu-Natal with 8,433 cases. — NNN-XINHUA
