Thread by @sugan2503

PROVINCIAL UPDATE 22 MAY

• Changes from yesterday highlighted
• Todays graphs: Total deaths per Province and 7 day average of new cases
• Also a quick look at the lag of test results in WC

#CoronaVirusSA #Covid19inSA

Cumulative deaths per Province (As of 22 May)

• Worrying to see EC following the trend of WC
• KZN and GP deaths have slowed and not much to speak of in other Provinces

7 Day rolling average graph (As of 22 May)

• Not much change from yesterday but there seems to be some confusion when allocating cases in the smaller provinces, numbers have been up and down last few days (just by 1 or 2)
• NW probably had the best week (NC aside)

[1/2] Testing lag:

I always get questions about testing lag and how long results take to get back. I don't have much information on this but a few days back @nieldlr showed me a great graph of his on how long results are taking to come back in the WC...

[2/2] Testing lag:

As you can see from his graph, tests can take anything from a few days to almost 2 weeks to come back. I understand the delays are mainly in the public sector

Thanks niel for some great insights :)
Here's a look at what he had to say:

https://twitter.com/nieldlr/status/1263204563932393479