
He spoke to ENCA and says all systems are in place to deal with the expected 5th wave.
Cloete says the sudden increase in Covid-19 infections, recorded in the past few days, should not be a cause for alarm.
This past weekend, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the country’s test-positivity rate reached the 22% mark, with Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape recording the majority of new infections.
Cloete says newer versions of the Omicron variant are responsible for this surge in new infections.
Read more here.
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1/4 The @WesternCapeGov has submitted its comments on the four sets of Draft Regulations to the National Department of Health. The WC Cabinet accordingly agreed that the Draft Health Regulations as published are NOT supported
Read the full statement here: https://t.co/YvL0up6Us9 pic.twitter.com/sWyPefhBMq
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) April 14, 2022
I welcome the announcement by the President that the National Disaster will finally end. This is a long-overdue announcement which will help us in the fight against the 2nd pandemic of joblessness.
Read more here 👉https://t.co/bmdrgfnYnU pic.twitter.com/y5WlDQI5kj
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) April 4, 2022

The Western Cape Health Department says it will work towards increasing access to Covid-19 vaccines in poorer communities.
Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete says current data shows that a larger percentage of residents, in more affluent areas, are fully vaccinated.
Cloete says it’s especially pensioners in the Klipfontein-, Tygerberg-, Khayelitsia and Mitchells Plain areas that have not yet had access to an injection.
Access this week’s Western Cape Covid-19 digital conference here.
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Good morning Western Cape!
📢 Covid-19 vaccination update for 8 November 2021.#LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/CCvUQ3pckf
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) November 10, 2021
Thank you for joining our digital press conference today. #ICYMI watch it here👉https://t.co/J4uimCcbxh
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) November 9, 2021

The Western Cape Health Department says fully vaccinated people are four times less likely to die from Covid-19 complications than those who are not vaccinated.
The Department once again, over the weekend, encouraged residents over the age of 50 to get their injection as soon as possible.
According to the province’s Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete getting at least one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine, will provide protection against serious illness, hospitalization or death.
He says that fully vaccinated people enjoy the best protection.
Access the latest Western Cape Covid-19 digital conference here.
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1/2 Western Cape health data from the third wave reveals that residents in the 50+ bracket were 7.5 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than younger age groups. It also shows that that fully vaccinated people were 4.3 times less likely to die than unvaccinated people. pic.twitter.com/Hpze4rJjjT
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) October 8, 2021
[LIVE NOW] Western Cape Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete is now giving his presentation on my weekly Digicon. Please join us here: https://t.co/IJaDjKjnlD
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) October 7, 2021

With an estimated 355,000 South Africans vaccinated this past weekend, as part of the Vooma Vaccination Weekend, residents have been encouraged to continue registering for and go for their injection.
Western Cape Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says there has been a worrying decrease in the number of people getting vaccinated, not just here in the Western Cape, but also in the rest of the country.
Cloete says the province’s healthcare facilities have sufficient doses of vaccine to inoculate thousands of residents on a daily basis.
Follow the latest vaccination updates here.
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📢Covid-19 vaccination update for 2 October 2021
Yesterday, we administered 16 501 vaccines, bringing the total number of administered vaccines to 2 923 927 date. #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/mmVTZvX338
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) October 3, 2021
2/2 By 5pm on 30 September 2021, the Western Cape Government had administered a cumulative total of 2 878 501 vaccines to healthcare workers, staff in the education sector and those within eligible age brackets.
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) October 1, 2021

The Western Cape has, over the past week, shown a 12% decrease in its positivity-rate, indicating early signs of the end of the third wave of the pandemic.
The provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete says the province’s hospitalization-rate has also shown a gradual week-on-week decline of 8%.
Covid-19 deaths also decreased from an average of around 108 deaths per day, to less than 100 deaths per day.
Access the latest Western Cape digicon here.
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1/4 I welcome, with excitement, the announcement today that residents in the 18 to 34-year-old age cohort (or 18+) will be eligible to register and get vaccinated from tomorrow onwards.
Full statement: https://t.co/jzV4xu6YRC pic.twitter.com/zgQdmrjEif
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 19, 2021
1/7 During my weekly digital press conference, it was explained that we are starting to see the first early signs that the Western Cape is exiting its third wave peak.
Full statement: https://t.co/EuhNM3Gbvf pic.twitter.com/Z5QmwPY3I6
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) August 19, 2021