Western Cape premier confirms increased pressure on hospital system, but not yet at peak capacity
“As we have noted across the health system, and in other sectors, there are several healthcare workers who are affected and is in isolation at home,” Van der Heever said.
“However, this has not had any negative effect on service delivery at Tygerberg Hospital. We have adequate staff on duty to render uninterrupted and quality service to the patients in hospital.”
The Western Cape had 12 519 confirmed cases, according to provincial statistics released on Friday, as of 13:00.
This is up by 709 from the day before.
A total of 6 126 people have recovered, while 257 have died.
*Note: Due to different reporting times, the provincial numbers will differ to the national numbers for given provinces by a few cases per day.
