COVID-19 cases have decreased significantly in the province.

Last week, there was a total of 434 new cases daily based on the 7-day moving average.

Winde says this shows that the province has exited the third wave. He encouraged residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

He says vaccination rates need to be as high as possible so that visitors return to the county during the peak summer season and help grow the economy.

“This specific sector is a key sector for us in the Western Cape – a key jobs driver, key economic driver, and it has been under severe pressure for the last 18 months because of COVID-19. Let us use this time as we are moving towards summer to celebrate our own country, our own experiences, our own offerings that we normally offer the world.”