As at 1pm on 15 September 2021, the Western Cape had 16 301 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 512 764 COVID-19 cases to date and 477 197 recoveries.
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Total number of COVID-19 cases to date |
512 764 |
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Total recoveries |
477 197 |
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Total deaths |
19 266 |
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Total active cases (currently infected patients) |
16 301 |
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Tests conducted |
2 373 791 |
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Hospitalisations (private and public combined) |
2553 of which 550 are in high care or ICU |
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By 5pm on 14 September 2021, the Western Cape Government had administered a cumulative total of 2 502 471 vaccines to healthcare workers, staff in the education sector and those within eligible age brackets.
The current 7-day moving average is 65 deaths per day.
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
You can also view the Western Cape Government’s vaccine registration dashboard by visiting: https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/vaccine-dashboard
COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations & deaths continue to decrease in the Western Cape
While Western Cape is continuing to see decreases in the number of COVID-19 cases, admissions and deaths, I call on residents to continue to practice the lifesaving behaviours that we have learnt throughout the pandemic to break the chain of transmission.
Our healthcare platform shows us that:
- There has been a decrease in daily cases over the last week with 1015 new cases recorded each day based on the 7 day moving average.
- Cases have decreased by 26% week-on-week with all districts now seeing percentage decreases in week-on-week cases. The Metro overall has seen a 28% decrease in cases over the last week and the rural districts have is continuing to decline in daily case numbers.
- Hospital admissions currently average at 170 new admissions daily.
- The reproductive or “R” number for the province is approximately 0.75.
- The test proportion positive has dipped below 20%.
This indicates that we are on-track to exit the third wave. We will have officially exited the third wave once we have reached a daily case load of 15% of the peak or roughly 530 cases daily.
Please continue to play your part by wearing your mask correctly, washing and sanitizing your hands regularly, and maintaining a safe social distance. It is also very important that you make use of your vaccine opportunity to protect yourself and those around you.
