GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT NEWS - The Garden Route District has 7744 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Garden Route cases and recoveries per subdistrict:
* George: 3037 cases; 2573 recoveries
* Mossel Bay: 1808 cases; 1422 recoveries
* Knysna: 1239 cases; 1020 recoveries
* Oudtshoorn: 825 cases; 495 recoveries
* Bitou: 514 cases; 424 recoveries
* Hessequa: 237 cases; 180 recoveries
* Kannaland: 84 cases; 56 recoveries
The Garden Route has recorded 223 Covid-19-related deaths:
* Hessequa 11
* Mossel Bay 49
* George 79
* Knysna 33
* Bitou 16
* Oudtshoorn 34
* Kannaland 1
There are currently 170 patients admitted in public and private hospitals of which 41 are in High Care/ICU.
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, 147 772 people have been screened of whom 1284 have been referred for testing.
Isolation and quarantine
People who cannot isolate or quarantine safely at home (risk to themselves or exposure risk to others), can be referred to an isolation or quarantine facility.
Isolation facilities are for patients who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus (with mild to moderate symptoms) where they can recover. Quarantine facilities are for those have been exposed and are awaiting test results. These facilities are safe, have been made as comfortable as possible and you will receive free transport, meals, and a laundry service. PetroSA (West Camp) is currently the only activated isolation and quarantine facility in the Garden Route. More facilities have been identified and will be activated, if and when the need arises or capacity is exceeded at PetroSA. We currently have 68 people at the West Camp facility.
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