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  • Jody Ziervogel gets his COVID-19 vaccine shot at the ATlone Stadium drive-through facility in Cape Town on 2 September 2021. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    WC's first drive-through vaccination site now officially open to public

    Officials said that cars, taxis with passengers and even buses could make their way through the five lanes under a massive marquee.

    296 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo gets her COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Tygerberg Hospital on 23 February 2021. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    WC's Mbombo attributes drop in COVID deaths among healthcare workers to vaccine

    Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo said in December alone, 53 medical workers died in the province. She said that infections and fatalities were down, adding that vaccinations were to thank for this.

    300 days ago
  • The Western Cape Department of Health's new mass vaccination centre, the Athlone Vaccination Centre of Hope. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    WC Health Dept set to ramp up COVID vaccination capacity

    Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete. said more vaccine doses are expected to arrive today: 'We are now moved from a supply-constrained environment to a supply surplus environment, which basically means we now can vaccinate more people.'

    303 days ago
  • FILE: Two patients with COVID-19, one (L) breathing in oxygen, in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP

    COVID third wave much longer than previous waves, says WC Health Dept

    Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that admissions and deaths had dropped slightly, with an average of 295 new admissions and 93 deaths daily.

    304 days ago
  • A vaccinator preparing the COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    WC Health Dept hits out at anti-vaxxers after protest at Groote Schuur Hospital

    The Western Cape Health Department's Dr Saadiq Kariem said that misinformation by COVID-19 denialists and those against the jabs was harmful.

    307 days ago
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    WC hits new daily vaccination record with over 53k jabs administered on Friday

    On Friday, the nation's vaccine drive opened to the 18 to 34 cohort marking the final phase of the roll-out programme.

    308 days ago
  • The Western Cape Department of Health's new mass vaccination centre, the Athlone Vaccination Centre of Hope. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    WC Health Dept redy to administer COVID jabs at new Athlone site

    The Athlone Vaccination Centre of Hope opens to the public on Tuesday. It is the second mass site in the province - the first was the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) that opened last month.

    313 days ago
  • Ernest Adonis (78), from Bellville, receives his COVID-19 shot at the Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town on 17 May 2021. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    Latest COVID vaccine shipment encouraging, says WC Health's Kariem

    The Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson doses were received on Friday.

    320 days ago
  • FILE: A doctor sutures a man's nose and face after he was admitted to the Khayelitsha District Hospital's trauma unit. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    COVID: WC health dept urges residents to avoid being reckless over long weekend

    It said pressure was mounting on hospitals as the province hits its third wave peak and health care workers can't afford to deal with trauma cases on top of the COVID cases.

    324 days ago
  • A patient with COVID-19 breaths in oxygen in the resuscitation room of the COVID ward at Khayelitsha Hospital near Cape Town on 29 December 2020. Picture: AFP.

    WC officially reaches peak of its COVID-19 third wave

    Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete said that there was still widespread community transmission and hospitalisations continued to increase at state medical facilities.

    325 days ago
  • FILE: Two patients with COVID-19, one (L) breathing in oxygen, in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP

    Western Cape approaching peak of its COVID-19 third wave

    There are nearly 39,000 active cases in the province.

    325 days ago
  • FILE: The Western Cape's vaccination drive is gaining momentum with 1.1 million shots administered so far, but in some areas eligible residents just aren’t signing up. Picture: 123rf.com

    WC concerned about low number of people registering for jabs in some areas

    They're reporting low vaccine registration rates in some areas, even as the province approaches the peak of the third wave.

    327 days ago
  • FILE: Two patients with COVID-19, one (L) breathing in oxygen, in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP

    ‘There's no capacity for anyone who's critically ill’ – WC Health Dept

    The Western Cape government has pleaded with the public to be responsible this weekend as critical care hospital beds were running out.

    331 days ago
  • FILE: A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. The patents in this ward are not critically serious, but do require oxygen and to lie down. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP.

    WC health system operating at 110% critical care as COVID cases spike, says dept

    Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that infections had yet to peak in the province and that this would likely happen in the next seven to 10 days.

    332 days ago
  • Ernest Adonis (78), from Bellville, receives his COVID-19 shot at the Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town on 17 May 2021. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    As WC enters COVID third wave peak, vaccine demand outstripping current supply

    Head of the Provincial Health Department Dr Keith Cloete said this week's vaccine supply for the Cape did not meet current demand.

    333 days ago
  • FILE: A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. The patents in this ward are not critically serious, but do require oxygen and to lie down. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP.

    CT taxi violence hits health services as workers unable to get to work

    The Western Cape Health Department said that taxi violence impacted their staff's ability to provide services to communities.

    340 days ago
  • FILE: With the vaccine rollout in full swing the province has to date provided over 770,000 inoculations. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Nearly 150k COVID vaccine jabs administered in WC this week

    Officials in the Western Cape's health department say they have exceeded their target of reaching a maximum of 120,000 vaccines weekly.

    344 days ago
  • FILE: Two patients with COVID-19, one (L) breathing in oxygen, in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP

    WC health officials warn COVID-19 cases rapidly increasing

    Provincial head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that COVID-19 cases continued to increase and that they were seeing an average of 2,335 new diagnoses each day.

    346 days ago
  • Traditional healer, Doctor Mavuso Nqola from Mfuleni, receives his Pfizer vaccine at the Khayelitsha District Hospital on 17 May 2021. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    Western Cape achieves highest vaccination rate per 1 million residents

    Last week, the province reached the highest number of daily inoculations by jabbing 29,600 people in one day.

    350 days ago
  • Teachers wait to get their COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Pinelands Emergency Services site on 23 June 2021. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    WC vaccinates over 42,000 education staff members

    This equates to 76% of the 55,000 target.

    352 days ago
  • FILE: Nurse Salome Nkoana, acting operational manager of COVID-19 ward at the Tembisa Hospital, checks the history of a patient infected with COVID-19 in Tembisa, on March 2, 2021. Picture: Guillem Sartorio / AFP

    Health authorities urge public to play their part in managing rising COVID cases

    Gauteng and the Western Cape are in a steep third wave driven by the delta variant.

    352 days ago
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