Dramatic rise in Covid-19 tests across the Western Cape
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - There has been a dramatic increase in Covid-19 testing across the Western Cape with over a million tests registered on the provincial coronavirus dashboard. Between 1pm on Monday and 1pm on Tuesday there were 5 779 tests carried out in the province, according to the provincial dashboard. In the 24 hours between Thursday, and Wednesday the number of daily tests had risen to 8 465. Head of health Dr Keith Cloete said during a briefing: “There has been a significant increase in testing in the public sector that has been maintained at double the testing prior to the resurgence.” “The public healthcare facilities are facing increasing demand for Covid-19 testing, and providing triage...