The Western Cape has, over the past week, shown a 12% decrease in its positivity-rate, indicating early signs of the end of the third wave of the pandemic.
The provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete says the province’s hospitalization-rate has also shown a gradual week-on-week decline of 8%.
Covid-19 deaths also decreased from an average of around 108 deaths per day, to less than 100 deaths per day.
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1/4 I welcome, with excitement, the announcement today that residents in the 18 to 34-year-old age cohort (or 18+) will be eligible to register and get vaccinated from tomorrow onwards.
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— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 19, 2021
1/7 During my weekly digital press conference, it was explained that we are starting to see the first early signs that the Western Cape is exiting its third wave peak.
Full statement: https://t.co/EuhNM3Gbvf pic.twitter.com/Z5QmwPY3I6
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 19, 2021
