Update on the coronavirus by Premier Alan Winde - 8 January

As of 1pm on 8 January, the Western Cape has 38 609 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 231 121 confirmed cases and 184 559 recoveries.

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Municipality	Cases	Recoveries
City of Cape Town	149109	121024
Cape Winelands District Municipality	27530	21222
Central Karoo District Municipality	1963	1596
Garden Route District Municipality	29424	25230
Overberg District Municipality	10094	7403
West Coast District Municipality	8983	6593
Unallocated	4018	1491
Total	231121	184559

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 Sub Districts Cape Town Metro:

Sub-districts	Cases	Recoveries
Western	23388	19088
Southern	24205	19026
Klipfontein	14360	11925
Mitchells Plain	14787	12303
Tygerberg	24235	19508
Khayelitsha	11148	9827
Eastern	21584	17269
Northern	15402	12078

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 Sub Districts Non-Metro:

Municipality	Cases	Recoveries
City of Cape Town	149109	121024
Cape Winelands District Municipality	27530	21222
Breede Valley	7046	5885
Drakenstein	8334	6293
Langeberg	3390	2645
Stellenbosch	4829	3836
Witzenberg	3931	3063
Central Karoo District Municipality	1963	1596
Beaufort West	1570	1297
Laingsburg	197	163
Prince Albert	196	136
Garden Route District Municipality	29424	25230
Bitou	2463	2119
George	10634	9358
Hessequa	1478	1006
Kannaland	596	434
Knysna	4426	3939
Mossel Bay	6501	5671
Oudtshoorn	3326	2703
Overberg District Municipality	10094	7403
Cape Agulhas	1261	928
Overstrand	3773	2825
Swellendam	1281	813
Theewaterskloof	3779	2837
West Coast District Municipality	8983	6593
Bergriver	1060	710
Cederberg	431	296
Matzikama	1286	949
Saldanha Bay	2814	2078
Swartland	3392	2560
Unallocated	4018	1491

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The Western Cape has recorded 147 additional deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 7953.  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. Access the data dashboard here: https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/covid-19-dashboard

Wesfleur temporary tent opens:

Earlier today, Minister of Health in the Western Cape, Nomafrench Mbombo visited the Wesfleur Hospital in Atlantis. This hospital is the only 24-hour facility servicing communities in the area and has provided a critical service throughout our COVID-19 response. This hospital has 45 operational beds and is experiencing significant pressure, in this second wave.

Where necessary, the hospital will refer COVID-19 patients to the Brackengate Hospital of Hope for COVID-19 care.

During her visit, Minister Mbombo opened a new temporary tent at the facility which will be used for admissions and discharges and will help to ensure a more rapid turn-around of operational beds at the facility.

To help alleviate the pressure on health care workers at the facility, we will be bringing on board 20 ward assistants. These are community health care workers who will take on care services and non-medical duties such as providing bed baths, freeing up medical staff to focus on medical duties. In addition, the hospital has also appointed additional admin and medical staff.

I would like to send my thanks and appreciation to all of the health care workers and staff at the facility for the work that they are doing, and have done throughout this pandemic, in service of their community.