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The Western sub-district in the Cape Metro continues has experienced a 92% increase of recorded new COVID-19 infections this past week. It has also been noted that COVID-19 hospital admissions have been rising rapidly.
Active Cases in the Western sub-district have now exceeded their first wave levels of active infections and are as follows:
New cases in the Western sub-district in the Metropole over the last 14 days:
|
Active cases 14 days ago |
New active cases over last 7 days |
Percentage increase |
Western (Milnerton, Parklands, Atlantis, City Centre, Atlantic Seaboard, Kensington, Langa) |
1 206 |
2 318 |
92% Arrow |
The sub-district also recorded 4 new deaths over the last seven days.
PLEASE ADHERE TO ISOLATION
We appeal to all citizens to adhere to isolation, if you:
- Have tested positive for Covid-19
- Have Covid-19 symptoms
- Have Covid-19 symptoms and are waiting for your test results
- Have had close contact with someone who has tested positive.
To reduce the infection rate, the Western Cape Government Health COVID-19 Contact Tracing Teams are following-up on all new positive COVID-19 cases and tracing all close contacts of each infected person to ensure that the 10-day isolation period is adhered to and supported. This process forms part of the overall COVID-19 surveillance system in the Western Cape in identifying flare ups and can activate a local response team.
The team has expressed great concern as not all patients are isolating. Based on feedback, patients have left home for reasons such as:
In addition, incorrect contact details provided by the patients have made contact tracing and follow up difficult in some cases.
KEEP SEPARATE FROM OTHERS FOR 10 DAYS
Our behaviour will be influenced once we acknowledge and accept that the virus is not gone but will be with us over the holidays and beyond. Therefore, we need to remain safe and protect each other by isolating safely where needed and in all instances we need to remain safe and protect each other by:
Natalie Watlington
Principal Communications Officer: Southern Western Sub-structures
Department of Health
Western Cape Government
Address: Southern and Western Sub Structure Office: Cnr White and Main Roads, Retreat
Tel: 021 202 0947
Mobile: 081 277 0516
Website: www.westerncape.gov.za