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19 Jun, 6 tweets, 2 min read
[Thread] Hospitals in Gauteng are full! ⚠️

Doctors, nurses, and HCWs didn't ask for this and don't need our thanks; they need our action and assistance! πŸ™

If the data isn't enough, here are some comments that I've read recently from doctors on the ground πŸ‘‡

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16 Jun
[Thread] Dear fellow Gautengers

A plea to take extra precautionπŸ™

The 3rd wave of hospitalisations is here! #COVID19 numbers are about to exceed previous peaks. We're entering uncharted territory. How high we go is still up to us,and our collective behaviour!
#Rid1TweetsonCovid
Gauteng is currently the epicentre of South Africa's 3rd wave, and the most populous province in SA πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

There have been over 35000 new cases reported in Gauteng over the past 7 days, i.e. an average of over 5000 per day, up 88% compared to the previous week πŸ“ˆ

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Being Covid positive is not your fault, don't blame yourself! And not a death sentence; most people will fortunately recover πŸ™

But be responsible and notify possible contacts and exposures. Numbers too high for tracking and tracing now, so it's up to us!

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15 Jun
15 June 2021: #COVID19 in South AfricaπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

8,436 new cases reported in South Africa today (expect much more tomorrow), and over 57k cases over past 7 days πŸ“ˆ

3rd wave in SA now surging, spurred on by a concerning spike in Gauteng ⚠️

#Rid1TweetsOnCovid #FamilyMeeting #ThirdWave
Update: #COVID19 in Gauteng

GP currently epicentre of SA's 3rd wave. Over 35k cases reported in GP over past 7 days, 63% of total, and up 88% week-on-week 🚩

Over 4,400 patients currently in hospitals in GP alone, and too many deaths now 😒

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208 more deaths reported in South Africa today ⚠️

Reported deaths are always high on Tuesdays (post-weekend), but this is significantly higher and this is highest reported in months. Trend is clearly going up again πŸ‘‡
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7 Jun
Provincial update #COVID19 in South Africa πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

Here's a look at the key metrics of case incidence and test positivity rate per province in South Africa πŸ“Š

Quite a lot going on between the provinces, so I'll make this a thread πŸ‘‡
Let's start with good news!

Northern Cape and Free State showing promising signs of a decline. Both are still at very high case incidence rates,so certainly not out of the woods yet πŸ“‰

NC case incidence rose up to 1.5 times previous peak.
FS went up to 90% of 2nd wave's peak πŸŒ„
Gauteng is most concerning at the moment 🚩

Average of 2,531 cases/day over the past week; 52% of total cases in SA ⬆️

Cases in GP currently doubling every 2 weeks πŸ“ˆ

Hospital admissions also increasing, up +30% week-on-week. More deaths being reported now too ⚠️
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25 Apr
Time for our weekly update of #COVID19 in SAπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

Sustained increase continues, albeit at a much slower rate this week πŸ“ˆ
NC and FS remain of concern ⚠️

β€’ Cases +7% ⬆️
β€’ Tests +7% ⬆️
β€’ Test positivity rate 0% ➑️
β€’ Hospitalisations +9% ⬆️
β€’ Deaths -9% ⬇️

Thread to follow.. πŸ“Š
By province, NC and FS continue to increase further:
β€’ NC incidence rate +60% or doubling every 10 days. Case incidence at 64% of its 2nd wave peak
β€’ FS +23% week-on-week. Case incidence at 41% of its 2nd wave peak
β€’ All other provinces stable with curves flat-lining this week
Rate of testing up +7% to ~29k tests per day over the past week. Nationally, the increase is testing has kept up with the increase in the rate of infections this week
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18 Apr
Time for our Sunday update of #COVID19 in SAπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

Clear signs of an "Easter wave" (on cue), driven by a resurgence in 3 of the smaller provinces: NC, FS and NW βš οΈπŸ“ˆ

β€’ Cases +35% ⬆️
β€’ Tests +19% ⬆️
β€’ Test positivity rate +14% ⬆️
β€’ Hospitalisations +2% ⬆️
β€’ Deaths +51% ⬆️
Confirmed #COVID19 cases up in all 9 provinces this week, but 3 are of particular concern atm:
β€’ NC +104% and incidence rate at 40% of its 2nd wave peak = 3rd wave/resurgence of 2nd wave
β€’ FS +63% and incidence rate now at 33% of its 2nd wave peak = start of 3rd wave
β€’ NW +57%
Trends in test positivity rates per province confirms the increase in infection rates in NC, FS and NW, with positivity rate in MP also of concern:
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