Khayelitsha’s low Covid-19 infections a puzzle for Western Cape officials

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Dr Keith Cloete said: “We have now exceeded the peak of the first wave and deaths are increasing rapidly. Overall in the metro, we’ve seen sharp increases in every geographic area in the metro except Khayelitsha.” TheCapeArgus Covid19InSA

Cape Town - As the numbers from the second wave of Covid-19 infection across the metro continue to rise, the Western Cape Health Department is taking a keen interest in Khayelitsha where numbers have remained comparatively low across the sprawling township.

“It is important that we actually examine and see what the reason is for the lower experience in Khayelitsha the second time around,” said Cloete. “We are looking first at the existing restrictions, such as those on alcohol which is linked to trauma cases in our hospitals, to see if they have had any effect. Trauma beds take a lot of resources and we need to ensure we have space there. And as we look at these, we will see whether any further restrictions are necessary,” said Winde.

 

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TheCapeArgus Better immune systems what with living in filth

TheCapeArgus Its because most residents of Khayelitsha, got immune to the virus long time ago and because of less testing back then, they got immune to the virus without even knowing they were once infected by it.

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