"Our government would be extremely worried if the number of laboratory confirmed cases in the Western Cape were not growing, because it would mean our systems are not working in identifying every person who is Covid-19 positive," Winde said.
"The Western Cape strategy is to target screening and testing based on epidemiological data – we are actively searching for people infected with Covid-19. "Epidemiological evidence tells us where the cluster transmissions are taking place, and this is where we relentlessly train our focus. "Secondly, the data that is reported on and submitted nationally is laboratory confirmed positive cases. While we cannot speak for the strategies of other provinces, our strategy is to identify and test every person who we suspect of being Covid-19 positive and to confirm this in a laboratory.
"The reality is, as our national government pointed out, the peak is still to come and it is not avoidable. The lockdown has allowed us time to prepare, but many, many people are going to be infected across the country.
PLEASE share more about the HEALTH STATUS of those who died; as well as the Age;
Of course their numbers are higher. They’ve conducted 18% of the total tests in the country with 12% of the populations. We need to look at per capita numbers to get an accurate picture.
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