Resurgence
WC Health Dept concerned about strain COVID resurgence has on hospitals
South Africa has passed the 100,000 mark in active cases, 14,386 of those are in Gauteng while close to 33,000 are in the Western Cape.
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Coronavirus: Latest global developments
At least 1,679,114 people have died since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.
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COVID-19: SA records 10,939 new cases, 254 deaths
The country, much like many other nations across the globe, is in the grips of a second wave of the pandemic.
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Soaring COVID infections: Will govt announce more restrictions this coming week?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared parts of the Eastern Cape as hotspots, introducing stricter measures in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Teenagers account for most infections in SA's COVID-19 second wave - Mkhize
The country has officially entered the second wave of the virus with the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng being the key drivers of the virus.
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Mkhize visits COVID-19 hotspot Garden Route to relay findings to national govt
The Health Minister is visiting the Garden Route in the Western Cape and will relay his findings to national structures.
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EC Premier Mabuyane reiterates importance of helping fight COVID-19
Nelson Mandela Bay has emerged as an infection hotspot and residents have now been slapped with tighter curbs.
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Global virus toll passes 1.5 million as nations plan for vaccine
But even as the latest positive news about a vaccine was announced, with the Moderna candidate showing it confers immunity for at least three months, several countries marked new Covid-19 records.
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W Cape sees a 42% weekly increase of new COVID-19 cases - Health Dept
This was recorded over a two-week period from late November to Wednesday.
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National govt to map way forward to curb rising COVID-19 infections in WC
The province now has over 10,000 active cases of COVID-19.
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CoCT looks at returning harsher alcohol restrictions amid COVID-19 resurgence
Coronavirus infections are multiplying at a rapid rate in the metro and there's concern the festive season will make things worse.
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Winde vows to argue against lockdown imposed on WC as COVID-19 cases surge
He said provincial and local governments were considering their own localised interventions and restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 in line with their respective powers.
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CT tourism industry concerned about COVID-19 resurgence in the WC
The sector has been one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus.
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SA records 2,563 new COVID-19 cases, 38 more deaths
Thirty-eight more deaths were recorded, 17 of these from the Eastern Cape, pushing the death toll to over 21,000.
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CT authorities urge residents to adhere to regulations amid virus resurgence
This comes as the Cape metropole and other parts of the province experience a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
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SA records 3,198 new COVID-19 infections, 61 more deaths
In the past 24-hour cycle, 3,198 more people contracted the disease pushing the national caseload past 785,000.
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Winde, WC Cabinet discuss potential district lockdown amid COVID resurgence
In the Western Cape, infections have risen by more than 50% on a weekly basis.
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WC COVID-19 hospitalisations increase by 63%, critical care up by 75%
The provincial health department is now sounding the alarm with the Garden Route and the Cape Town Metro now officially seeing a resurgence of the pandemic.
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It's official: WC dealing with COVID-19 resurgence
The provincial health department said this is when weekly new cases rise by 20% and it's what some countries may call a second wave.
