The Western Cape is once again the province with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
More than 3,200 cases have been recorded in the province in the past 24 hours.
“Our hospitals in the province currently have 2,000 people across public and private hospitals. That means if you have anything else wrong with you over this coming couple of weeks, a heart attack, a stroke, or anything, it’s going to be very difficult for you to access healthcare,” said Western Cape head of health, Dr Keith Cloete.
Update on the coronavirus
16 December 2020As of 1pm on 16 December, the Western Cape has 26 817 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 160 800 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 128 750 recoveries. Statement: https://t.co/pd4jUgHC9S pic.twitter.com/e0brND9vnc
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) December 16, 2020
Cloete said the death rate was also a cause for concern.
“We now have more than 50 people per day who have passed away over the last five days,” he said.
Our hospitalisation figures continue to rise. Please help us protect hospital capacity by making safe choices this holiday season. We all want to enjoy summer with our loved ones so let’s protect them.
Wear your mask 😷, wash your hands 🧼 and keep your distance from others. pic.twitter.com/45liCVN0Sb
— Western Cape Gov (@WesternCapeGov) December 17, 2020
The country on Wednesday once again breached the 10,000 mark when it comes to daily COVID-19 infections.
The latest cases pushed the known number of infections since the start of the outbreak to 883,687. The country’s positivity rate stood at 21% – this far exceeds the ideal rate of 10%.
The Western Cape was once the epicentre of the virus, and in June accounted for 60% of all cases.
Another 166 people also died after contracting the virus, pushing the national death toll to 23,827. So far, over 774,000 people had recovered.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday launched an urgent court bid challenging a government decision to close Garden Route Beaches. The Garden Route, along with the Sarah Baartman District, were declared new coronavirus hotspots on Monday.
Beaches in the region have been closed until 3 January 2021, by order of the National Coronavirus Command Council, as gatherings at beaches could be potential superspreaders. Cape Town beaches would remain open.
-EWN
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