The number of vaccines administered for the first Pfizer dose continue to rise, as per the below graph. The Western Cape and Limpopo Provinces have the biggest improvement in number of vaccines administered. KZN has the highest number of Pfizer 1st dose administered. Northern Cape remains very low at just 5000 vaccines administered in the […]
Read MoreActing Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane and Premier David Makhuru have raised concerns that the level 2 lockdown may not be adequate in combatting South Africa’s third wave of the COVID-19 Infection. Being the most densely populated province in South Africa with the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases, the Gauteng Government has asked national structures […]
Read MoreThe National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) has confirmed South Africa has now officially entered its Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gauteng reported 5,595 new cases on 10th June 2021 and continues to increase, Gauteng also accounts for 61% of the total cases reported in SA on this day. Provincial Numbers Cases are rising […]
Read MoreOver the past week as of the 06th June 2021, the decrease of COVID-19 new cases and deaths around the world has continued. This amounts to over 3 million new cases, a decrease of 15% and 73 000 new deaths, a decrease of 8%. The marked decline in new cases has been reported in the European […]
Read MoreThe latest figures are in looking at average daily COVID-19 cases, test positivity, hospital admissions and daily deaths per week. In the last week, the statistics are as follows: New cases have increased by 22% The number of tests being done has increased by 7% The test positivity rate has increased by 12.1% Hospital admissions […]
Read MoreKwa-Zulu Natal was the only province that did not increase in hospital admissions, however the increases in other provinces were small. 2000 new hospital admissions for Gauteng as it maintains its rapid rise in cases. The upward trend in deaths continue to be in Gauteng and the North West Province over the last few weeks. […]
Read MoreA 7 day average is used to view the current rate of increases in South Africa, comparing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd waves. The trajectory of the 3rd wave appears to mimic that of the first wave at this point. The vaccine rollout at this point, on its own, is thought not to be sufficient […]
Read MoreThe new classifications for the COVID-19 Variants.
Read MoreOver the past week as of the 01st June 2021, the decrease of COVID-19 new cases and deaths around the world has continued. This amounts to 3.5 million new cases, a decrease of 15% and 78 000 new deaths, a decrease of 7%. The largest decline in new cases and deaths has been reported in the […]
Read MoreVaccine rate is steadily increasing but falling far short of targets. Weekends are not being utilized signalling perhaps a lack of vaccine urgency. Test positivity is now consistently above 10% confirming that we have entered our third wave. Sources: Sugan Naidoo – Statistician NICD and Department of Health Copyright © 2021 medworx, All rights reserved
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