This is after three farm workers died, and more than 20 people were injured in an accident near Worcester on Monday.

Thousands of locals are still sleeping out in the open or staying with friends or family weeks after a fire tore through the area.

Head of health Dr Keith Cloete said combined oxygen utilisation for both public and private hospitals was 76 tons a day.

There are now 1,019 health workers infected with the virus, higher than last week's figures, and because many are in isolation, this means they are out of the health system and not able to work.

The department said they had always worked on the assumption that the peak was around 7 January.

Veterinary scientists from the provincial Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform suspect the animal behaviour was induced by rabies.

Head of Health Dr Keith Cloete said officials had always worked towards 7 January, on Thursday, for the province's peak.

Health care practitioners say the empty trauma units in many facilities mean they can now focus on the pandemic.

Just before Christmas, a massive fire ripped through parts of the informal settlement, destroying more than 1,300 dwellings and displacing more than 6,000 people.

The festival, which attracts thousands of people, is usually held in March each year.

President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the nation's health care staff during a special ceremony in Khayelitsha on Thursday night.

President Cyril Ramaphosa declared 2020 the year of the healthcare workers and thanked those who showed up and cared for the sick, putting themselves in danger.

Phatiswa Mhlobo's son, Anothando, went missing in August 2020. He was last seen playing outside his home in Imizamo Yethu.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that all airlines must amend schedules to ensure that the curfew was taken into consideration for both domestic and international flights under the amended lockdown level 3 regulations.

Vinpro's Rico Basson estimates between 80 wineries and 350 grape producers may go out of business in the next 12 to 18 months.

Earlier this week, the City of Cape Town said national government made R35 million available for Masiphumele residents.

On Tuesday, a group of affected residents took to the streets in protest over the lack of support, specifically the housing kits to rebuild their homes.

Anothando Mhlobo disappeared in August while playing with his friends in the area and his mother is convinced that the body found last week is his.