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Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town encourage vaccine uptake over VOOMA weekend

2 October 2021
Department of Health
“Save Your Summer: If you want to be fully vaccinated by the start of the Festive Season, you need to get your first dose by latest 20 October” Over the weekend, the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town are encouraging people to get vaccinated at any one of our over 300 public and private ...

Update on the coronavirus and vaccines by Premier Alan Winde - 1 October 2021

1 October 2021
Premier Alan Winde
As at 1pm on 1 October 2021, the Western Cape 5 546 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 519 555 COVID-19 cases to date and 494 209 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 519 555 Total recoveries 494 209 Vaccines administered 2 878 501 Total deaths 19 800 Total active cases ( ...

Northern and Tygerberg healthcare workers bring “Woema” to weekend vaccinations

1 October 2021
Department of Health
This coming weekend, the Northern and Tygerberg health teams will be ramping up their vaccination outreach programmes as part of the National VOOMA Vaccination weekend. “Vooma” is derived from the Afrikaans word “woema” meaning ‘energy and speed’. It also resembles the Nguni word ”vuma” meaning ‘ ...

Media release by Premier Winde at his weekly digital press conference - 30 September 2021

30 September 2021
Department of the Premier
“Western Cape health data from the third wave shows that residents 50 years and older are most at risk of severe illness & death from COVID-19 and should urgently get vaccinated” During my weekly digital press conference today, the Provincial Department of Health presented a breakdown of COVID- ...

Statement by Premier Alan Winde in response to address by President Cyril Ramaphosa

30 September 2021
Premier Alan Winde
“End the National State of Disaster, Empower Provincial Governments, Save Jobs” Earlier today in the President’s Coordinating Council meeting, I made clear to President Cyril Ramaphosa that the Western Cape Government does not support the extension of the National State of Disaster and that it must ...

Update on the coronavirus and vaccines by Premier Alan Winde - 30 September 2021

30 September 2021
Department of the Premier
As at 1pm on 30 September 2021, the Western Cape 5790 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 519 162 COVID-19 cases to date and 493 580 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 519 162 Total recoveries 493 580 Vaccines administered 2 851 485 Total deaths 19 792 Total active cases ( ...

Update on the coronavirus and vaccines by Premier Alan Winde - 29 September 2021

29 September 2021
Premier Alan Winde
As at 1pm on 29 September 2021, the Western Cape 6224 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 518 766 COVID-19 cases to date and 492 791 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 518 766 Total recoveries 492 791 Vaccines administered 2 825 101 Total deaths 19 751 Total active cases ( ...

Update on the coronavirus and vaccines by Premier Alan Winde - 28 September 2021

28 September 2021
Department of the Premier
As at 1pm on 28 September 2021, the Western Cape had 6 818 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 518 458 COVID-19 cases to date and 491 920 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 518 458 Total recoveries 491 920 Vaccines administered 2 797 405 Total deaths 19 720 Total active cases ( ...

Update on the coronavirus and vaccines by Premier Alan Winde - 27 September 2021

27 September 2021
Premier Alan Winde
As at 1pm on 27 September 2021, the Western Cape had 7 810 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 518 216 COVID-19 cases to date and 490 718 recoveries. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases 518 216 Total recoveries 490 718 Vaccines administered 2 769 006 Total deaths 19 688 Total active cases ( ...