The Garden Route district in the Western Cape has seen an alarming resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the past week, with a reported 117% increase of new cases and a 96% increase in deaths.

The town of George is currently leading in active cases in the province.

The area has been described

as a hotspot, with both President Cyril Ramaphosa and the province's Premier, Alan Winde, expressing concern about the second wave of new infections there.

Health department spokesperson, Nadi a Ferreira: "After recording 1282 new cases and and 25 new deaths over the past 7 days, all areas in the Garden Route are of great concern.

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