The province's head of health, Dr Keith Cloete, said last week's backlog of about 28,000 tests had dropped to about 3,000 by Wednesday.
Health workers can be seen at a Covid-19 testing centre by the Forest Hill Mall in Centurion, 9 June 2020, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Once it has caught up with all its testing, the province might be able to expand who gets tested again. He added he was often asked why the Western Cape had shot ahead of other provinces so quickly regarding the number of confirmed cases.
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