The Western Cape now has 4 592 active cases of Covid-19, with a total of 7 586 confirmed cases and 2 857 recoveries.
The Western Cape has recorded an additional eight Covid-19 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the province to 137.
Winde said on Friday: "Today marks the 50th day since lockdown was implemented in South Africa and I would like to thank all the residents of the Western Cape who have played their part in helping to ensure that the Western Cape has had the time to prepare the healthcare system. "Work to convert the CTICC into an 850 bed hospital continues apace, and we have put out a call and received over 1 000 offers to volunteer from medical professionals in the province. We are finalising the leases on three more facilities to be used as temporary hospitals, in the province.
"We have also devised our hot-spot strategies for Witzenberg and for the City of Cape Town, which provide a whole of government response to fighting infections in these areas. "It is imperative that we as a country and a province now start to adapt to the 'new normal' and find the balance between protecting our people from Covid-19 while ensuring that they are able to work, and put food on the table for themselves and their families.
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