As of 1pm on 24 May 2021, the Western Cape has 3460 active COVID-19 infections, with a total of 291 910 people having been infected with COVID-19 to date and 276 687 recoveries.
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Total confirmed number of people ever infected with COVID-19 in WC |
291 910 |
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Total recoveries |
276 687 |
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Total deaths |
11 763 |
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Total active cases (currently infected patients) |
3460 |
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Tests conducted |
1 611 978 |
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Hospitalisations |
790, of which 170 are in high care or ICU |
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By 5pm on 23 May 2021, the Western Cape Government had administered:
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Phase |
Total vaccinated |
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Phase 1a (Sisonke trial) |
93 153 |
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Phase 1b and Phase 2 |
9241 |
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102 394 |
The Western Cape has recorded 18 additional deaths since our last daily update on Friday, 21 May, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 11 763. We send our condolences to their loved ones at this time.
Additional data is available on the Western Cape COVID -19 data dashboard which also features active cases per sub-district, active cases per 100 000 and 7-day moving averages. To view the Dashboard, visit: https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/covid-19-dashboard
“Western Cape Government is continuously bringing online vaccination sites, and there will be one near you soon”
As part of the Western Cape’s scale-up approach, more and more vaccination sites will be ‘coming online’ across the province over the next two weeks.
This is being done as more vaccines arrive in the province, enabling a greater number of vaccinations to take place daily.
While this has not happened immediately on day 1, I can reassure our residents that there will be a site coming online near you, and soon.
Already we have been able to scale up from just 7 sites to more than 50 in the space of one week. This scale-up will continue in the days and weeks ahead.
In this respect, I will be making announcements soon on even more sites that will come online in districts across the province.
To provide our residents with peace of mind during this time, our Department of Health is working around the clock to bring online a number of public sector sites across the Western Cape over this vaccination programme. This includes:
- 70 sites in the City of Cape Town
- 48 sites in the Overberg District
- 53 sites in the West Coast District
- 14 sites in the Central Karoo District
- 41 sites in the Garden Route District
- 48 sites in the Cape Winelands District
These will vary in size, and therefore the daily output of vaccines. These numbers do not factor in private sector sites, which will also be coming online.
I will keep you updated as often as possible and do my best to answer all of your frequently asked questions.
I know this is an exciting time, but also an anxious one, and you have my word we are doing whatever we can to ensure an efficient and dignified vaccine rollout for every resident in this province – no matter who they are, or where they live.
