Coronavirus – South Africa: Premier Alan Winde update on Coronavirus COVID-19 on 14 October

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As of 1pm on 14 October, the Western Cape has 2818 active COVID-19 infections with a total of 112 605 confirmed cases and 105 510 recoveries.

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases	112 605
Total recoveries	105 510
Total deaths	4277
Total active cases (currently infected patients)	2818
Tests conducted	570 960
Hospitalisations	493 with 112 of these in ICU or high care

Cape Metro Sub-districts:

Sub-district	Cases	Recoveries
Western	10014	9288
Southern	10257	9430
Northern	7019	6617
Tygerberg	13740	12997
Eastern	10539	9922
Klipfontein	9385	8725
Mitchells Plain	8806	8317
Khayelitsha	8426	7981
Total	78029	73177

Sub-districts:

District	Sub-district	Cases	Recoveries
Garden Route	Bitou	650	616
Garden Route	Knysna	1584	1517
Garden Route	George	3687	3459
Garden Route	Hessequa	333	309
Garden Route	Kannaland	133	122
Garden Route	Mossel Bay	2452	2321
Garden Route	Oudsthoorn	1529	1350
Cape Winelands	Stellenbosch	2155	2031
Cape Winelands	Drakenstein	4482	4216
Cape Winelands	Breede Valley	3508	3349
Cape Winelands	Langeberg	1182	1110
Cape Winelands	Witzenberg	1649	1551
Overberg	Overstrand	1666	1596
Overberg	Cape Agulhas	303	280
Overberg	Swellendam	356	337
Overberg	Theewaterskloof	1204	1151
West Coast	Bergrivier	488	429
West Coast	Cederberg	170	164
West Coast	Matzikama	634	497
West Coast	Saldanha Bay Municipality	1454	1333
West Coast	Swartland	1668	1545
Central Karoo	Beaufort West	815	709
Central Karoo	Laingsburg	142	132
Central Karoo	Prince Albert	34	31

Unallocated: 2141 (2078 recovered)

Data note: It is not always possible to check and verify that the address data supplied for each new recorded case is correct, within the time frames required to provide regular and timely updates. This means that in some instances, cases could be allocated to the wrong sub-districts. We are working with the sub-districts to clean and verify the data and where errors are picked up locally, cases will be re-allocated to the correct areas. 

The Western Cape has recorded an additional 7 deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 4277. We send our condolences to their families and friends at this time.

Old aged homes continue to show decline in active cases:

The Western Cape Department of Social Development has recorded a significant decrease in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in old aged facilities across the province. People over 55 and people with comorbidities are in the high-risk groups for becoming seriously ill, and so we are pleased to report that the number of infected people in old aged homes currently stands at seven. We have recorded over 1600 recoveries in old aged homes across the province.

While this is encouraging, the Department of Social Development, under the leadership of Minister Sharna Fernandez continues to monitor cases and ensure that strict health and safety protocols remain in place.

We all need to take precautions to protect ourselves and those who fall into vulnerable groups, including those over 55, diabetics, as well as those with heart, lung and kidney disease, and hypertension. By continuing to protect these groups, we can help to save lives, and reduce the numbers of people requiring hospitalisation.

Municipalities offer support to local businesses: 

COVID-19 and the lockdown have had a significant impact on businesses across the province- particularly those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, which are significant employers in our rural areas. 

The Western Cape Government has been working closely with our local municipalities to ensure a coordinated response to COVID-19. I am very pleased to see that municipalities are now focusing their attention on supporting businesses in order to save jobs. 

Minister of Local Government and Environmental Affairs, Anton Bredell has detailed a series of initiatives municipalities have put in place. 

These include: 

• Saldanha Bay Municipality: Cell C in partnership with Facebook and the Saldanha Bay Municipality (SBM), have launched public access WIFI hotspots and Cell C Fiber hotspots using the Municipality’s Baobab fiber infrastructure. The programme will enable users to connect to the Internet via Facebook's Express Wi-Fi platform, providing free connectivity to those who need it the most. 

• Stellenbosch: stakeholders which include the municipality, Visit Stellenbosch, the University of Stellenbosch and Wesgro have been working together throughout lockdown to care for the community as well as jump-start economic activity in critical areas to speed up recovery. Support Stellenbosch is the result of excellent cooperation and teamwork from various partners in town. Support Stellenbosch is the overarching umbrella for various initiatives to reboot and support businesses who were especially hard hit in COVID and Lockdown.

• Mossel Bay Municipality has committed to ‘The Great Escape to Mossel Bay’ initiative, promoting support to local businesses and especially the tourism and hospitality industry. The municipality has also embarked on a ‘Buy Local, Support Local’ campaign. 

• The West Coast District Municipality has established the West Coast District Local Economic Cluster, to assist the region with economic recovery post COVID-19.

These are just a handful of the initiatives undertaken by municiapalities to support recovery. These initiatives are in addition to the various initiatives in place in municipalities to protect residents and to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Businesses across the province need our support right now, and I encourage everyone, no matter where you live, to support a small or local business. I also encourage businesses to ensure that they are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of their staff and their customers, so that we can all move forward safely.

Issued by: Western Cape Office of the Premier

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