#JoePhaahla: Update on #COVID19SA
[THREAD]
- Active #COVID19 cases = 18 568 (a month ago = 46 577 active cases), this is a 22% reduction
- #COVID hospital admissions = 3959 yesterday (month ago: 6 173),
- New cases (last 7 days) = 22% reduction
[THREAD]
- Active #COVID19 cases = 18 568 (a month ago = 46 577 active cases), this is a 22% reduction
- #COVID hospital admissions = 3959 yesterday (month ago: 6 173),
- New cases (last 7 days) = 22% reduction
2. #JoePhaahla:
- #COVID19 fatality rate: 18% reduced over last 7 days
- + rate (% of tests coming out +): 1.7% + rate average over last 7 days (Northern Cape = higher: 5-7%, but still lower than previously)
- #COVID19 fatality rate: 18% reduced over last 7 days
- + rate (% of tests coming out +): 1.7% + rate average over last 7 days (Northern Cape = higher: 5-7%, but still lower than previously)
3. #JoePhaahla:
- Just because #COVID19SA rates are down, doesn't mean we shouldn't practice social distancing
- Countries such as Russia are going back into serious lockdown measures
- We also need to get as many people as possible to go for vaccinations before Dec
- Just because #COVID19SA rates are down, doesn't mean we shouldn't practice social distancing
- Countries such as Russia are going back into serious lockdown measures
- We also need to get as many people as possible to go for vaccinations before Dec
4. #JoePhaahla: Concerns for superspreader events during the elections = not so much on election day, rather the pre-election events where there are large groups of people. We'll only know the outcome on 19 Oct (it takes 2 weeks to see the effect when people test +)
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