​Rofhiwa Marubini
Gauteng government is encouraged by the decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Speaking at the weekly briefing by the Gauteng Coronavirus Command Council on Friday 7 August, Premier David Makhura said it was difficult to tell whether or not the province has passed the peak.
"It may have been the first wave of the peak. We are still working on the basis that we may still go through the toughest time of the storm," Makhura said.
Although the province has recorded an improvement in the number of new COVID-19 cases, the Johannesburg region still remains the epicenter, with a total of 76 000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. 
Johannesburg is followed by Ekurhuleni with 41 800, then Tshwane with 38 800, Sedibeng with 12 400, West Rand with 12 100 cases, there are currently 6000 unallocated cases, which gives Gauteng a total of 18 700 cases. 
Premier Makhura, said Soweto is becoming problematic with the high rate of new infections. The hardest-hit areas in Soweto include, Dobsonville, Doornkop and Protea Glen.
Premier Makhura added that the province will direct its interventions in curbing the spread of the virus to Soweto.
"The intervention includes the deployment of law enforcement officers at funerals to ensure adherence to the regulations.", said Premier Makhura.
Tshwane CBD, Pretoria North, Atteridgeville and Laudium are also considered hotspots.
Gauteng's death toll currently stands at 25%, making it the second highest death toll in the country, after the Western Cape, which has a death toll of 35%.