Hospitals do not have beds in the emergency centers, and as such the information that is required is not available. The Department does however have a record of the head count for the casualty per province for the same period, which is reflected here below, which does not show marked change. This could be due to the fact that the opening of alcohol sales was for a shorter period with added restrictions, coupled with health education.
Province |
Element |
April 2020 |
May 2020 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Eastern Cape |
Casualty headcount - total |
19 523 |
17 371 |
21 618 |
19 232 |
Free State |
Casualty headcount - total |
5378 |
6294 |
7036 |
6727 |
Gauteng |
Casualty headcount - total |
10 520 |
10 930 |
14 876 |
7 244 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Casualty headcount - total |
23456 |
23966 |
25521 |
27460 |
Limpopo |
Casualty headcount - total |
17661 |
16584 |
18103 |
16147 |
Mpumalanga |
Casualty headcount - total |
12 096 |
13 705 |
15 312 |
13 686 |
Northern Cape |
Casualty headcount - total |
4 353 |
3 288 |
4 740 |
3 791 |
North West |
Casualty headcount - total |
7483 |
9652 |
10734 |
9330 |
Western Cape |
Casualty headcount - total |
5275 |
2701 |
1636 |
2391 |
South Africa |
Casualty headcount - total |
96 000 |
95 594 |
112 320 |
116 482 |
NB: Western Cape
The figures for Western Cape are low due to the fact that they conducted a sentinel trauma survey in the following hospitals to establish the trends in the number of alcohol induced injuries treated at hospitals: Michell’s Plain, Groote Schuur, George, Heideveld and Tygerberg Hospitals
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