Dr. Ridhwaan Suliman
South Africa
The majority of the population is still unvaccinated.
Nevertheless, mortality at the BA.5 summit was about 95% lower than at the previous maximum.
This will be the next dangerous wave coming in autumn ...
Quote:The Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 resulted in another wave of #COVID19 infections in South Africa but not as severe as experienced previously Relative to previous wave, confirmed cases peaked at 33%, hospitalisations at 35%, and reported deaths at 15% of BA.1 peak
South Africa
Quote:COVID-19 infections are decreasing in South Africa, with 2,471 new infections reported on average each day. That’s 10% of the peak — the highest daily average reported on December 17.
There have been 3,965,422 infections and 101,285 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the country since the pandemic began.
Vaccination
South Africa has administered at least 36,238,288 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 30.9% of the country’s population.
The majority of the population is still unvaccinated.
Nevertheless, mortality at the BA.5 summit was about 95% lower than at the previous maximum.
This will be the next dangerous wave coming in autumn ...