100-year-old Mrs Wilkinson received her vaccination at Knysna Town Hall on 20 July 2021. With her in the photo is son Rodney(right) and Zoswa(left) from Lifeline.
The Garden Route District had a 29% increase in new cases over the last 7 days compared to 7-14 days ago. All sub-districts had percentage increases, except Mossel Bay which has essentially maintained the status quo. Hessequa and Bitou has had the biggest percentage increases. The new cases are widespread with many household clusters. The total number of positive patients for the district on 26 July 2021 was 48 297. (One week ago it was 45 017). There are now 922 active cases per 100 000. (One week ago it was 830.) There are now a total of 1 706 deaths. This is regretfully an increase of 97 since the report of last week. This is a high number and reflects the very difficult position hospitals are in at the moment for staff who have to manage this and the trauma and grief that many families and friends have to bear.
Hospital services
George Regional Hospital is now under severe pressure. On 26 July, the hospital had 97 Covid patients, of whom 24 were in Critical Care.
Harry Comay Hospital, as step-down facility for George Hospital, is under pressure. There are now 27 patients in the two wards, which is the maximum capacity with the available staff. Additional measures have been put in place to accommodate more patients. All district hospitals are very busy with an increase in admissions. The supply of oxygen to hospitals has dramatically increased and meticulous monitoring of available oxygen and ordering is being done.
Vaccination programme
The Garden Route has administered 90 139 vaccines to date. We currently have 35 active public sites.
The EVDS system is accepting registration and scheduling appointments for 35+ year old.
Our priority for walk-ins remains the same in principle.
- Priority 1: People 60 years and older requiring their 1st and 2nd dose of Pfizer vaccine.
- Priority 2: People aged 50-59 years requiring their 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine.
- Priority 3. People aged 35 – 49 requiring their 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine.
Please note that vaccinations on the day will be guided by local demand at that specific site. To register visit http://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za/#/ or go to www.westerncape.gov.za and click on the link to register or WhatsApp the word REGISTER to 0600123456 or Dial *134*832# from any SA network for free.
Vaccination sites for week 26 – 30 July 2021
COVID-19 stats as of 26 July 2021
