The Western Cape is currently showing a COVID-19 test positivity rate of below 10%, along with a decrease in the demand for testing at public and private laboratories.
This means that there are fewer people testing positive for Covid-19 in the province and efforts to combat the pandemic continue to prove successful as more sectors are opening. The decline is further reflected in the Hospital Admission Rate which currently stands at under 5%.
As of Monday, 504 patients were in hospital, with 111 of these in ICU or high care. The Western Cape currently has 113 032 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the death toll in the province standing at 4 260. 105 136 people recovered from the coronavirus in the Western Cape.
The Democratic Alliance’s Western Cape Health
Spokesperson, Wendy Philander, urged citizens to follow the necessary health
protocols.
“I still urge residents to maintain social
distancing and good hygiene, as the Coronavirus remains with us for the
foreseeable future. It is important that we get back to work and restore
dignity, but it is also vital that we remain vigilant against the virus and to
prevent a second wave of infections.’’
As of last week, the rate of cases in the
country as a whole declined from approximately 10 000 to 1 000 new cases per
day.
‘’This means that hospitals are able to
recalibrate elective surgeries and clinal services. The provincial department
of Health indicated that they have scaled up procedures along with prioritising
urgent operations whilst remaining vigilant to manage Covid-19 at public health
facilities,’’ Philander added.
Done By: Mitchum George
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