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Update on the coronavirus by Premier Alan Winde
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Covid-19 puts Western Cape hospitals under severe pressure
By Lisa Isaacs
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Cape Town - The province s hospitals are under severe pressure as the number of patients admitted with Covid-19 continues to spike, along with an increase in non-Covid-19 trauma cases.
Experts from the National Institute For Communicable Diseases (NICD), UKZN and UCT are now also analysing the potential impacts of a new lineage of Sars-CoV-2 detected in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
As of Sunday, the province recorded 172 154 infections and 5 488 deaths. A total of 2 335 new cases and 73 deaths were recorded within 24 hours.
In a statement on Sunday, the provincial Health Department said the 231 adult ICU/high care beds across hospitals were currently fluctuating between 80-100% capacity daily, placing enormous pressure on the capability of all facilities.
Western Cape ready for second wave of Covid-19
By Robin-Lee Francke
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CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday during his weekly digital conference the province was ready for the second wave of Covid-19.
On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced additional restrictions for the country and the Garden Route in the Western Cape was named as a hotspot.
Ramaphosa announced the closure of all beaches in the hotspot areas from December 16 until January 3.
Going through the health overview of the conference, head of department for health in the province Dr Keith Cloete said the Cape Metropole has seen sharp increases in case numbers from the first peak and while patterns between sub-districts differ, all areas show an increase of Covid-19 cases.
There is no power in numbers this festive season â Covid-19 contact tracing expert
By Lisa Isaacs
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Cape Town â As President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce further plans to stop the spread of the Covid-19 second wave, the country continued to record high infections, with almost 8 000 new cases and 170 deaths yesterday.
The Health Department last night said 7999 new cases were confirmed, bringing the cumulative number to 860 964, with 23 276 deaths and 761 011 recoveries.
Ramaphosaâs anticipated address this evening follows yesterdayâs meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the Presidentâs Co-ordinating Council (PCC) and a special sitting of the Cabinet.
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