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The Western Cape is aiming to vaccinate nearly five million people.
GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Vaccinations of healthcare workers with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine in the Sisonke trial at George Hospital will resume on Friday 30 April.
South Africa suspended the trial temporarily on 13 April for Sahpra (South African Health Products Regulatory Authority) to consider the safety of the vaccine after six out of over six million people in the US vaccination programme suffered a clotting disorder. No instances of blood clots were reported in South Africa among healthcare workers already vaccinated.
In the Garden Route, Alma CDC (in Mossel Bay), Harry Comay Hospital (George), Plettenberg Bay Clinic and Oudtshoorn Hospital will be used in addition to George Hospital as vaccination sites over the next three weeks in the Sisonke programme.
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An average of four Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded every day in the Overberg since the start of the second wave of the pandemic.
A total of 37 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded in the 24-hour period between 30 and 31 December 2020, taking the death toll from 208 to 245 deaths. This is according to the Overberg Covid-19 Joint Operation Centre. The total number of Covid-19 related deaths surpassed the 300 mark on Thursday 7 January, and now stands at 324 deaths.
In addition to this, reports the Department of Health’s Overberg District Office, an average of 200-250 new infections have been recorded in the district every day.
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Deur Bianca Du Plessis 16 Desember 2020 07:13 The number of active Covid-19 cases has skyrocketed in recent weeks. Residents are urged to avoid social gatherings, wear a mask when leaving home, maintain social distancing and wash their hands regularly.
Over the last week the Overberg has seen a big spike in new Covid-19 cases as well as new Covid-19 deaths.
On 4 December the number of active Covid-19 cases in the Overberg stood at 286, and 117 Covid-19 related deaths had been recorded. By Monday 14 December the number of active cases had skyrocketed to 966 and the number of deaths to 142.
This translates to 25 new deaths and an increase of 680 active cases within the space of ten days.