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Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. The months of June and July accounted for 79% of the Covid-19 fatalities in the Eastern Cape.In stark contrast, August so far only accounts for 7.8% of fatalities in the province.The province will continue to strengthen its response amid warnings of a potential second wave.Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane announced…

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize at the launch of a field hospital for Covid-19 patients in Port Elizabeth. PHOTO: Gallo Images/Lulama Zenzile With 400 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Eastern Cape has recorded the highest Covid-19 death toll spike countrywide.Covid-19 is expected to kill between 5 500 and 6 000 people in the…

An emergency paramedic wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE) waits outside the Greenacres Hospital in Port Elizabeth. The Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 peak is expected in October.A provincial project management unit has said capacity needs to be increased to deal with Covid-19 infections in the province.The Eastern Cape now has the third highest rate of infections…

The Scooter Project in the Eastern Cape. Gomba suggested to Parliament that, with the scooters, she was trying to address a crisis created by the apartheid system. The DA accused Gomba of shifting the blame for her failures and has called for her immediate sacking. Gomba said the Eastern Cape has bothered "others" by being bold enough to launch…

According to a report, Western Cape's daily trauma cases went up 62% after lifting of alcohol ban on 1 June. After booze was unbanned on 1 June, trauma-related deaths went up by 307% and road deaths by 260%.These and more alcohol-related harms filled hospital beds - already needed by Covid-19 patients.This led to the Western…