GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT NEWS - The Garden Route district has recorded 263 Covid-19-related deaths.
The figures per sub-district are as follows:
* Hessequa 13
* Mossel Bay 59
* George 88
* Knysna 36
* Bitou 20
* Oudtshoorn 46
* Kannaland 1
Community Testing and Screening
The approach to active COVID-19 case finding within the rural areas remain that of community testing and screening with a focus on people > 55 years and those with high risk (people with co-morbidities). To date, 149 051 people have been screened of whom 1305 have been referred for testing.
Hospitalisation
The Western Cape Health Department said there are currently 136 COVID-19 patients in public and private hospitals of whom 21 are in high care or ICU.
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