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Asivikelane service delivery impacts counter

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Water
1121
Impacts counter_Sanitation
SANITATION
1518
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REFUSE REMOVAL
1685
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Infrastructure
76
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SYSTEMS IMPACTS
10
RESIDENTS IMPACTED
8004601

Since March 2020

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Brief 2: Access to basic sanitation during COVID-19 in the City of Cape Town

Over recent weeks, the Western Cape has emerged as the epicentre of the COVID-19 virus. On 26 May, the province accounted for 65.2% of South Africa’s 24,264 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Many of these residents rely on shared water and sanitation facilities or have limited access to water and sanitation, making them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Sub-districts such as Tygerberg, Khayelitsha, and Southern – home to many informal settlements – have emerged as COVID-19 hotspots.

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Brief 2: Access to basic sanitation during COVID-19 in the City of Cape Town