Meanwhile, Makhura said that as of Wednesday night, Gauteng had recorded 194,685 Covid-19 cases, which accounts for 34% of the country’s infections.
“It is not yet time for us to let our guard down given the good progress we are making. There is still a large number of people who are vulnerable to being infected. We are concerned about the 40-89 age group and people with comorbidities, who make up the majority of the mortality rate. Our primary focus remains saving as many lives as possible.
Using night light technology to see human activity, Maree said the data showed there was a lot of dimming of lights in households, particularly during the early stages of level 5 lockdown. “There are widespread and severe impacts to the economy and livelihoods, high levels of stress and impacts on mental health as the longer-term economic and social impacts manifest.”