Premier Alan Winde gives day 10 update on Coronavirus COVID-19 in Western Cape

5 April 2020

Case update:

As at 00h01 on 05 April 2020, the Western Cape had recorded 464 Covid-19 infections.  

As we all strive to stop the spread of the Coronavirus by staying at home and abiding by the lock-down, let’s have in our minds the lives we will each save if we all work together. We are staying home for ourselves, our family and friends, our children, our grandmas and grandpas, for the healthcare workers who are facing this virus head on and need our help to flatten the curve, and for our fellow men and women across South Africa.

Sub Districts Cape Town Metro:

Sub Districts Non-Metro:

Unallocated: 4

As at 12h00 on 05 April 2020, we have 20 people admitted to hospital for Covid-19, with nine receiving care in ICU.

A message from the Western Cape Minister of Health

Western Cape Health Minister, Nomafrench Mbombo said: "With cases of Covid-19 spreading throughout the province, doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are on the frontlines of the pandemic as they care for these patients in our hospitals. The best way we can thank them is by staying home.

“Our medical students are also pitching in to provide Coronavirus education on the phone. They are facing enormous challenges, yet they are responding with courage, resolve and professionalism.  Their dedication is a true inspiration.

“Today, I would like to thank our EMS staff, physicians, nurses, community health workers and all healthcare workers and support staff who are caring for the most vulnerable among us.”

For the latest news and information on the Coronavirus in the Western Cape visit: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/department-of-health/coronavirus

Issued by Francine Higham on behalf of Premier Alan Winde, 5 April 2020