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By staff reporter 
May 12, 2020
Cape Town – The Western Cape has recorded four additional deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in the province to 110.
Starting at 1 p.m. As of May 12, the province has 4,134 active cases of Covid-19, with a total of 6,194 confirmed cases and 1,950 recoveries.
There are 234 people in the hospital, of whom 57 are in the ICU or in medical care. The province has also carried out 69,422 tests.
Prime Minister Alan Winde has extended his condolences to families who have lost loved ones as the virus continues to spread in the province.
National figures from the Department of Health for the Western Cape differ from those announced by Winde daily because national figures are compiled from data supplied before provincial figures are announced.
Winde said he had the opportunity to visit the Witzenberg region on Tuesday to see how the “whole government” response is being implemented in the region. This plan was adopted by the Western Cape Cabinet on April 29.
The Western Cape Government has adopted an evidence-based and data-based approach to understanding virus transmission in particular geographic areas.
In Witzenberg, this involves the departments of Health, Agriculture, Transport and Public Works, and Economic Development and Tourism.
“As part of our health response, we have recently completed a temporary assessment and evaluation center at Ceres Hospital. This is one of 18 facilities across the province, which helps alleviate pressure on hospital emergency services , while allowing space for residents to be evaluated and evaluated separately from other hospital services.
“The ability to test and isolate positive cases immediately is key to helping flatten the curve and prevent new infections. The Assessment and Evaluation Center reinforces the test response in the region,” he said.
In the economic arena, Winde said they have developed protocols for specific companies and industries, including retail and agriculture, that aim to reduce the risk of infection in the workplace.
Economic and financial opportunities MEC David Maynier and the Prime Minister spent time in the area, seeing how retailers are employing security measures to keep their staff and customers safe.
“I also had the opportunity to visit Dutoit Agri and the Kalos farm with the Ivan Meyer Agriculture MEC. At the Kalos Farm, the owners have built their own isolation facilities to prepare themselves, should any of their employees become infected I was pleased to hear that Other farmers in the region are also taking similar steps.
“This plan has formed the blueprint for our other targeted interventions in Cape Town’s hot spots, to focus efforts across the government to actively target areas with the highest infection rates in the province” , said.
He emphasized that residents have an important role to play in the plan by staying home according to regulations, washing their hands regularly, and ensuring that when they go out, they maintain a physical distance between themselves and others, and by wearing a clean, cloth mask.
Cape Argus
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