WC hospitals seeing about 570 admissions per day as COVID peak nears South Africa has reported a staggering 14,046 in new confirmed cases in the last 24-hours alone. Quinton the robot is being used at the Tygerberg Hospital to reduce the risk of health workers being exposed to COVID-19. Picture: Supplied
109 days ago
CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG - The Western Cape Health Department is frantically trying to provide more beds for COVID-19 patients as the new variant of the virus tears through the nation like wildfire.
The province currently has the highest number of active cases and authorities say they re seeing around 570 hospital admissions across private and public facilities every single day.
Calls to review COVID regulations after SA recorded 14,046 new cases Over the last 24 hours, South Africa reported a staggering 26% increase in confirmed cases; that equates to more than 14,000 new cases. A row of beds at the CTICC COVID-19 field hospital. Image: Premier Alan Winde/Twitter
105 days ago
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN - Shocking numbers of new COVID-19 infections are prompting the health department to call for a review of lockdown regulations.
Over the last 24 hours, South Africa reported a staggering 26% increase in confirmed cases; that equates to more than 14,000 new cases.
South Africa’s death toll also continues to rise with 411 new fatalities recorded.