Western cape health department
WC Health Dept relieved as COVID cases stabilise, hospital admissions drop
Head of health doctor Keith Cloete said Cape Town had seen an 8% drop in cases.
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WC Health, Home Affairs working to speed up release of bodies for burial
A Khayelitsha funeral undertaker said that major delays had been experienced at Tygerberg Hospital, where some families were waiting to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones for the past week.
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COVID-19: WC Health Dept increases bed capacity at hospitals
The department said by end of this week, they would have added 744 additional beds into the system and wanted to scale that up to 880 beds.
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WC Health Dept says COVID-19 admissions at hospitals are rapidly increasing
This comes as the nation slowly edges towards one million confirmed cases.
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WC Health Dept pleads with public to observe COVID-19 protocols
The Western Cape has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the country right now, with authorities reporting that Cape metro hospitals are running at 105% of capacity on average.
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WC Health Dept keeping close eye on PPE supplies amid COVID-19 infection spike
The Western Cape's hospitals are overflowing with COVID-19 cases, with authorities reporting that Cape Metro hospitals are running at 105% of capacity on average.
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WC Health Dept to use antigen testing as COVID-19 cases, deaths rise
The provincial Health Department said that there had been a 17% rise in deaths in the last week.
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WC Health Dept officials expect peak in COVID-19 cases to hit in Jan
The province is currently dealing with 34,000 active cases and the peak would be far, far higher than the one during the first wave earlier this year.
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations in CT exceeding first wave - WC Health Dept
The provincial department said that it was seeing an increase well above levels seen in June.
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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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New COVID cases turns WC into province with highest infection rate
“We now have more than 50 people per day who have passed away over the last five days.”
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Up and at 'em: WC Health Dept adds drones to its rescue armoury
It officially has license to operate drones and the first devices in the project were quite literally launched on Table Mountain on Tuesday afternoon.
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Over 200 health workers contracted COVID-19 in last 7 days - WC govt
This is an increase from the previous seven days during which 159 infections in the public health service were picked up.
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Garden Route showing early signs of levelling out of COVID-19 cases - Cloete
The Western Cape's Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that cases in the Cape Metro remained on the increase and said that there were similar signs in the Cape Winelands.
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WC Health Dept sees hospitals under pressure as COVID-19 infections rise
Provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that as of Sunday, more than 1,100 people were admitted to hospital, with over 700 in Cape Town and 242 in the Garden Route.
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WC Health Dept very concerned about COVID-19 hospitalisations
Head of Health in the Western Cape, Dr Keith Cloete, said that cases had increased in Cape Town and the Garden Route yet again.
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WC Health Dept believes it has enough beds to deal with COVID-19 resurgence
Provincial hospitalisations have increased by 63% in November, with critical care admissions up by 75%. Officials said that they had plans in place to access more capacity as the need arose over the coming weeks.
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Surge in COVID-19 cases in Garden Route fits description of second wave – Dept
The Western Cape government on Thursday said it was concerned about the rise in cases in areas including George, Knysna, Mossel Bay, and Plettenberg Bay.
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WC govt concerned over rising COVID-19 infections along Garden Route
It is an area of concern for the Western Cape Health Department that said on Thursday there were increases in all the subdistricts, except Kannaland.
