Covid-19 peak looms in Gauteng

It’s only a matter of weeks before Gauteng is deep in Covid-19 infections as the peak is predicted between August and September, with 11,000 ICU beds expected to be required. But Covid-19 related deaths are likely to begin to spike in a week’s time to the highest levels in the country. Gauteng recently took over the Western Cape as the leading province for Covid-19 infections, with 117,895 confirmed cases as of Thursday evening, increasing by 5,181 cases since Wednesday.

The only way to get through the wave of infections was to have a smooth-running hospital bed management system as the province only had a total of 8,730 acute and critical care/intensive car beds in the public and private sector, Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku said on Thursday. “We have engaged with the team and officials in the Western Cape about preparation of hospitals and discussions on a private and public partnership. The more we master the bed management system, the easier it will be for us to deal with it.”

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