'This is the highest number of Covid-19 hospitalisations to date, and we are anticipating and planning for a further increase in demand in our services,' said Premier Alan Winde.
Cape Town - With over 1 700 patients who have tested positive for Covid-19 in hospitals in the Western Cape, this is the highest number of hospitalisations to date, said Premier Alan Winde on Thursday.
"This is the highest number of Covid-19 hospitalisations to date, and we are anticipating and planning for a further increase in demand in our services. Winde explained that the province's healthcare system planning and provisioning is guided by modelling, which is done in conjunction with the National Covid-19 Epi Model consortium. He said that this is the same model used by the National Government.
"We believe it would be irresponsible to plan for an optimistic scenario, and we are then not able to provide services to those who need it.
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