WESTERN CAPE NEWS - According to a media statement by premier Alan Winde, as of 13:00 on 1 March, the Western Cape has 3786 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 275 449 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 260 479 recoveries.
A total of 12 997 vaccines had been administered by 17:00 on 28 February.
- Total confirmed Covid-19 cases - 275 449
- Total recoveries - 260 479
- Vaccines administered - 12 997
- Total deaths - 11 184
- Total active cases (currently infected patients) - 3 786
- Tests conducted - 1 335 581
- Hospitalisations - 1 169 with 263 in ICU or highcare
The Western Cape has recorded 17 additional deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 11 184 . We send our condolences to their loved ones at this time.
Garden Route District:
- Bitou - 2694 cases, 2579 recoveries
- George - 11674 cases, 11108 recoveries
- Hessequa - 1922 cases, 1813 recoveries
- Kannaland - 854 cases, 800 recoveries
- Knysna - 4770 cases, 4585 recoveries
- Mossel Bay - 7248 cases, 7011 recoveries
- Oudtshoorn - 3876 cases, 3542 recoveries
Additional data is available on the Western Cape Covid-19 data dashboard which also features active cases per sub-district, active cases per 100 000 and 7-day moving averages. Access the data dashboard here.
Vaccines update
The province has completed the rollout of its first tranche of vaccines as part of the J&J/Sisonke implementation study- and will begin rolling out its new allocation in the rural areas this week.
The first vaccine was administered in the province on 17 February, and we set a target of rolling out our full allocation of just over 13 000 within two weeks. These were rolled out at four sites at Groote Schuur, Tygerberg, Khayelitsha District Hospital and later, Karl Bremer.
The completion this weekend puts us ahead of our original schedule and is a sign that the processes and systems we have put in place for this rollout are working.
The second tranche of vaccines arrived in the province yesterday. For this tranche, we have an allocation of 13 068 vaccines which will be delivered in two separate batches.
In this round, we are excited to begin rolling out vaccines to areas outside of the Metro. This week, we will start vaccinating healthcare workers in Worcester, Paarl and George.
This week, Minister of Health Nomafrench Mbombo will also open a dedicated vaccine site at the Gatesville Melomed hospital, which will serve as a vaccination site for healthcare workers in the private sector.
I am grateful to the Sisonke researchers and all of the healthcare workers who have been a part of this historic trial and I wish those new sites starting vaccinations in the next few days well as they start their processes.
Vaccinating our healthcare workers who have been on the frontline for almost a full year now is an important step in managing this pandemic. It is imperative that while we ramp up our vaccination programme in South Africa, we all continue to take steps to protect ourselves and those around us. This will allow us to save lives, offer appropriate care to those who need it and ensure that our economy is able to reopen in a safe way to protect jobs.
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