The latest provincial report on COVID-19 indicates that the Western Cape has reached a milestone of one million vaccinations since the rollout programme kicked off a few months ago. There are currently more than 35 000 active cases in the province with just over 14 500 deaths recorded. More than 3 000 people have been hospitalised with 694 of them in ICU.
1/2 Update on the coronavirus and vaccines
As at 1pm on 26 July 2021, the Western Cape had 35 060 active COVID-19 infections, with a total number 386 936 COVID-19 cases to date and 337 221 recoveries.
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— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 26, 2021
The Western Cape health department indicated that much more work is needed to be done as many more residents need to be vaccinated to bring the numbers down, as IOL mentions. “While we continue to open registration for more age groups, we are balancing the demand and vaccine supply which we receive from the national government,” the department said.
The department also added more vaccination sites around the province and is now capable of administering 30 000 vaccinations per day/150 000 per week.
Meanwhile, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde accompanied the CEO of Distell, Richard Rushton, and the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier for the launch of Distell’s employee vaccination drive at Bergkelder, Stellenbosch.
According to Winde, Distell is accredited to administer vaccines at five of their sites including Bergkelder, Springs and Wadeville in Gauteng and Gqeberha. To date, 2 000 of their employees and approximately 1 000 of their spouses have already registered.
“When we officially launched the province’s mass vaccination plan on 17 May, I committed the Western Cape Government to ensure that each resident has the opportunity to receive the vaccine from a safe and conveniently located site,” Winde adds.
3/5 I am therefore extremely pleased to see a major employer in the province launch a vaccination programme, protecting more and more of our residents from severe COVID-19 infection. My hope is that we see many, many more of these sites across the Western Cape. #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/FQusvyuwtR
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) July 26, 2021
The South African Police Service in the province is also urging officers to get vaccinated in the country’s fight against COVID-19.
#sapsWC Maj Gen Reddy mentioned that 147 police members had already succumbed to #COVID19 this financial year, with 9 deaths in the Western Cape. He appealed to to all members as well as the community at large to get vaccinated #IChooseVaccination #StaySafe ME pic.twitter.com/VI5GxaqOXj
— SA Police Service ?? (@SAPoliceService) July 27, 2021
To register for the vaccine:
- Visit https://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za
- Dial *134*832# and follow the prompts (FREE on all South African Networks)
- WhatsApp the word REGISTER to 0600 123456.
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