The Western Cape head of health, Dr. Keith Cloete says the province has now officially exited the third wave of the covid-19 pandemic.

Cloete says the Western Cape’s Covid-related hospital admissions, infection rate and mortality rate have now decreased significantly.

He says efforts will now be ramped up to get more residents vaccinated against Covid-19.

Access this week’s Western Cape Covid-19 digital conference here.

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[LIVE NOW] Dr Cloete is now giving his presentation on the health platform and vaccination programme in the Western Cape. Join us live:https://t.co/kRkfuQnjTX

— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) September 30, 2021

We held our weekly COVID-19 digital press conference yesterday.

Read Premier Alan Winde's statement: https://t.co/3SyeDMmODv
Watch the recording: https://t.co/EeSiyomOIe#LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/XGCW4I3D4m

— Western Cape Gov (@WesternCapeGov) October 1, 2021