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#JoePhaahla (health min) on #Omicron at Fri's @healthza briefing:
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1. Omicron = detected in 76+ countries
2. All SA's 9 provinces = in 4th wave, although NC is still technically entering its 4th wave (but that's according to a calculation formula, not in practice)
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1. Omicron = detected in 76+ countries
2. All SA's 9 provinces = in 4th wave, although NC is still technically entering its 4th wave (but that's according to a calculation formula, not in practice)
2. #JoePhaahla:
1. Although Gauteng = still highest nr of new #COVID19 cases, all 9 provinces in SA have seen a rapid rise in new cases
2. GP (where SA's #Omicron outbreak started): Thu = 27% of new #COVID19 cases vs. 7-10 days ago, GP cases accounted for 70-80% of new cases
1. Although Gauteng = still highest nr of new #COVID19 cases, all 9 provinces in SA have seen a rapid rise in new cases
2. GP (where SA's #Omicron outbreak started): Thu = 27% of new #COVID19 cases vs. 7-10 days ago, GP cases accounted for 70-80% of new cases
3. #JoePhaahla:
The nr of 4th wave #COVID19 cases has exceeded the peaks of waves 1, 2 (Beta), 3 (#Delta)
By how much?
Wave 1: 21 new cases/100,00 people
Wave 2: 32 new cases/100,000 people
Wave 3: 33 new cases/100,000 people
Wave 4 (#Omicron): 37 new cases/100,000 people
The nr of 4th wave #COVID19 cases has exceeded the peaks of waves 1, 2 (Beta), 3 (#Delta)
By how much?
Wave 1: 21 new cases/100,00 people
Wave 2: 32 new cases/100,000 people
Wave 3: 33 new cases/100,000 people
Wave 4 (#Omicron): 37 new cases/100,000 people
Manitoba announced 343 new cases of #COVID19 and 11 more deaths on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.
Active cases: 9,260*
Total caseload: 16,825
Recovered: 7,253
Deaths: 312
*Overstated due to backlog in calling patients to designate active cases as recovered.
Active cases: 9,260*
Total caseload: 16,825
Recovered: 7,253
Deaths: 312
*Overstated due to backlog in calling patients to designate active cases as recovered.
Manitoba #COVID19 patients in hospital: 342 (new record, up six)
In ICU: 43* (down one)
*Understated. The count does not include long-term COVID patients Shared Health no longer considers contagious but who still require intensive care.
In ICU: 43* (down one)
*Understated. The count does not include long-term COVID patients Shared Health no longer considers contagious but who still require intensive care.
Five-day Manitoba #COVID19 test-positivity rate: 13.4 per cent
Tests completed Sunday: 2,611
Tests completed Sunday: 2,611
