The Western Cape will, over the next 2 weeks, start activating more of its Covid-19 bed-capacity, to cater for the rise in hospital admissions.
Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says there are currently more than 1 800 patients admitted for Covid-complications.
Cloete says that, currently, more than 730 patients are being treated in public healthcare facilities, while more than 1 100 patients have been admitted to private facilities.
Access the full briefing here.
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