Western Cape residents, aged 50 years and older, have been urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
The province now has a lot more active cases of Covid-19, in comparison to the first and second wave, which means that residents’ chances of getting infected are a lot higher.
According to the province’s Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete the province’s active caseload now stands than at more than 44-thousand infections.
He says the chances of people getting infected – at especially mass-gatherings – have now increased significantly.
Audio PlayerCloete says in the Metro – in Klipfontein, Mitchell’s Plain and Tygerberg – positivity rates are much higher than in the second wave.
Audio PlayerAccess the latest Western Cape digicon here.
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Digicon Media Release: https://t.co/eU6jL4tlG0 pic.twitter.com/V1UxMvIS8I
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 12, 2021
Good morning Western Cape!
Yesterday, 11 August 2021, we administered 30 291 vaccines, bringing the total vaccines administered to 1 393 818 to date. #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/2dBLtv9Tgw
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 12, 2021
