Covid-19 hospitalisations have decreased in every province except the Western Cape, where pressure on the health system continues to mount.
Deaths have increased in four provinces , with the Western Cape again the worst hit with a 36% increase and about 95 people dying every day over the past fortnight.
“Nationally, we are on a downward trajectory with infections in this third wave, but we are still seeing one in four tests coming back positive,” said Pillay, adding that infections are still increasing in a number of provinces. “The good news is that Gauteng is continuing to decline and we are hoping this trend continues, but the Western Cape is still steadily increasing and has now surpassed Gauteng.”For example, in the Eastern Cape the heaviest spread is happening in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and Sarah Baartman district, whereas in the Free State, “all districts are contributing to the high caseloads observed in the province”.
Dr Joe Phaahla, appointed as the new health minister on Thursday night, said, “We know this pattern — the epicentre starts off being in a particular province and then the surge moves to other areas. It was Gauteng, but now the coastal areas are our focus, and the Western Cape in particular, which had over 4,000 infections in one day.”
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