In the last couple of days, the rate of new COVID-19 cases has been declining slowly, but at a noticeable rate. The lockdown 4 restrictions have thus far yielded good results in combatting the third wave and Makhura states that Gauteng is close to its peak. Gauteng citizens have been more compliant with the lockdown […]
Read MoreSources: Department of Health Vaccine Update Report, 08th July 2021
Read MoreIn the last 14 days: 21,427 new cases 70,797 tests conducted 30.3% test positivity 599 new deaths 455 new hospitalisations Gauteng – 49% of new cases Western Cape – 13% of new cases Limpopo – 9% of new cases KwaZulu-Natal & North-West – 8% of new cases each Mpumalanga – 6% of new cases Eastern […]
Read MorePart 2 of Dr Sheri Fanaroff frequently asked questions and answers. 2. IS MY SINGLE DOSE J&J VACCINE EFFECTIVE? DOES IT WORK AGAINST DELTA? I’VE HEARD OF LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE VACCINATED GETTING INFECTED? ● This week, J&J came out with data showing that the vaccine is effective against Covid infections from the Delta […]
Read More– For the week ending 2nd July, South Africa recorded 5% of recorded COVID cases in the world, with Gauteng reporting 3% of worldwide cases. – We vaccinated only half the number of people as new positive cases reported in 24 hours on Sat 3rd July (26 455 new cases and 12 289 vaccines). – […]
Read Morecontinued to decrease, with just under 54 000 deaths reported in the past week, a 7% decrease as compared to the previous week. This is the lowest weekly mortality figure since early October 2020. The cumulative number of cases reported globally now exceeds 183 million and the number of deaths is almost 4 million. This […]
Read MoreTotal doses administered: 3,314,278 (18% increase week on week) Total registrations: 3,974,361 (3.25% increase) 7-day average: 89K doses per day (12% increase) National coverage (adult population): 8.30% Sources: Dr Jabu Mtsweni, Researcher at CSIR Copyright © 2021 medworx, All rights reserved
Read MoreThe below graphs show over a 7 day period: Average daily COVID-19 cases per week Average daily test positivity rates per week New COVID-19 hospital admissions per week Average daily COVID-19 deaths per week Sources: Ridhwaan Suliman, Senior Researcher at CSIR Copyright © 2021 medworx, All rights reserved
Read MoreIn the last 7 days: 16,585 new cases 54,879 tests conducted 30.2% test positivity 333 more deaths Sources: Sugan Naidoo, South African Statistician Copyright © 2021 medworx, All rights reserved
Read MoreVariants of Concern A SARS-CoV-2 variant that meets the definition of a VOI (see below) and, through a comparative assessment, has been demonstrated to be associated with one or more of the following changes at a degree of global public health significance: Increase in transmissibility or detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology; or Increase in virulence or change […]
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