About 150 health care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Authorities say those affected came from various parts of the hospital. Earlier this week, a worker at the Trauma and Emergency Department became the second health care worker at the hospital to die after contracting COVID-19.
The Groote Schuur Hospital in the province has seven wards with over 120 COVID-19 patients. While the Mitchells Plain Hospital is said to have reached its capacity.
The Western Cape currently has the highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the country. Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8 am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Help protect your loved ones by sharing this official South African government COVID-19 service with your family, friends and community.
Send HI to 0600 123 456 on WhatsApp. The NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers. The Clinician Hotline is 0800 11 1131, operating 24 hrs. The Public Hotline is 0800 029 999 also operating 24hrs.
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South Africa’s 27 new deaths on Wednesday came from the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows. The Western Cape had 23 deaths, while the remaining four came from the Eastern Cape. In addition, almost eight out of every 10 new infections came from the Western Cape as it recorded 623 of the 803 new infections in the country. Read more
Source: eNCA
