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  • 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. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    543 days ago
  • © olgasab/123rf.com

    WC Health Dept says COVID-19 admissions at hospitals are rapidly increasing

    This comes as the nation slowly edges towards one million confirmed cases.

    546 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    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.

    548 days ago
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE). Picture AFP

    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.

    549 days ago
  • FILE: Snorkel masks protect healthcare personnel at Tygerberg Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: Western Cape Government.

    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.

    550 days ago
  • FILE: Medical swabs to test for the coronavirus. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.

    551 days ago
  • FILE: Snorkel masks protect healthcare personnel at Tygerberg Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Image: Western Cape Government.

    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.

    551 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa is are guided by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on a tour of the province's Hospital of Hope on 5 June 2020; an 850-bed COVID-19 facility, which has been established at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    553 days ago
  • FILE: Medical swabs to test for the coronavirus. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.”

    556 days ago
  • The Western Cape Health Department officially has a licence to operate drones. They will be used in rescue operations. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    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.

    558 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    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.

    563 days ago
  • FILE: A healthcare worker organises COVID-19 tests that were just administered at United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site in Houston, Texas Thursday, 25 June 2020. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    563 days ago
  • FILE: A healthcare worker organises COVID-19 tests. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    573 days ago
  • FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients. Picture: AFP

    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.

    573 days ago
  • A row of beds at the CTICC COVID-19 field hospital. Image: Premier Alan Winde/Twitter

    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.

    576 days ago
  • FILE: Medical swabs to test for the coronavirus. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.

    584 days ago
  • FILE: Medical swabs to test for the coronavirus. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    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.

    591 days ago
  • FILE: The province has more than 3,100 active cases and over 117,000 people have contracted the disease. Picture: 123rf

    WC sees drop in COVID cases, but health official says it's too soon to celebrate

    The provincial health department's Professor Mary-Anne Davies said last Monday the seven-day average was 230 cases per day, this week it was 190 cases per day.

    598 days ago
  • FILE: A City of Tshwane Health official takes a nasal swab to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a taxi operator at the Bloed Street Mall in Pretoria Central Business District, on 11 June 2020. Picture: AFP.

    WC Health Dept concerned about relaxed behaviour towards COVID-19

    This week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize raised concerns at the country's COVID-19 cases, warning about small flames that had flared up across the country.

    611 days ago
  • FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria on 10 July 2020. Picture: AFP

    'Overcautious' WC Health Dept prepping for COVID-19 second wave

    Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that national and provincial experts were examining all the experiences of countries currently battling a second wave of coronavirus infections.

    632 days ago
  • EMS teams in the Western Cape came under attack in July 2020, including one team that was transporting a patient in an ambulance. Picture: Supplied

    WC Health Dept seeks bodycam vendor as ambulance attacks escalate

    The Western Cape Health Department has placed an advert for service providers to tender for body cams to be worn by Metro EMS officials while responding to calls.

    643 days ago
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