Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr Nqaba
Bhanga has called on all residents to be cautiously optimistic as the COVID-19
positive cases continue to fluctuate indicating a decline in the reported
positive cases.
Mayor Bhanga said although the decline in numbers was
welcomed news, reports were indicating that it was too early to be excited as
many residents were on holiday and students were only now coming back into the
City.
“We have noted the decline in numbers but we are
cautiously optimistic. The Department of Health reported in the Joint Operating
Centre meeting held today that we now have 1 049 active cases. A total of 50
054 people have recovered from COVID-19 in our City to date and we are pleased
by this as the more than 3 000 deaths we have recorded have left many families
broken.”
“The positive cases are currently fluctuating, so we
cannot say we are winning just yet. A lot of people will be going to back to
work this week, students are also coming back, schools are yet to reopen and
already we have noted a number of positive cases in the workplaces. We are
really pleased with the joint efforts and partnerships we have with all the
stakeholders in the City as we believe all these efforts are yielding positive
results,” said Bhanga.
A total of 72 new COVID-19 positive cases were
reported on Monday across the City with four deaths recorded in the last 24
hours, a total of 286 patients still admitted in both the private and public
hospitals and 71 in the Intensive Care Units.
“The second wave has been more aggressive in our City
than the first wave. There is some decline in numbers now but we have seen more
deaths in the second wave than the first wave. As we are gearing up for the
vaccination programme, we continue to call on all our residents to please wear
their masks and wash their hands regularly to keep themselves and their
families safe,” Mayor Bhanga added.
Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Communications
Office.
