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30 November Gauteng #Omicron update:
The Delta wave was moved by 176 days to coincide with the Omicron wave.
Daily hospital admissions remain lower for similar case levels when comparing the Delta and Omicron numbers.
30 November Gauteng #Omicron update:
The Delta wave was moved by 176 days to coincide with the Omicron wave.
Daily hospital admissions remain lower for similar case levels when comparing the Delta and Omicron numbers.
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The ratio of cases / hospital admissions (7d avg) is higher for Omicron compared to Delta.
The increase in ICU beds remain negligible. ICU beds increased by 15-25 per day during the start of the Delta wave.
Gauteng currently only has 27 patients on ventilators.
The ratio of cases / hospital admissions (7d avg) is higher for Omicron compared to Delta.
The increase in ICU beds remain negligible. ICU beds increased by 15-25 per day during the start of the Delta wave.
Gauteng currently only has 27 patients on ventilators.
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The data points to significantly milder disease at this stage. There could be multiple reasons for this:
1. Younger age of those infected.
2. Immunity from previous infection or from vaccination reducing disease severity.
3. Reduced virulence of Omicron variant.
The data points to significantly milder disease at this stage. There could be multiple reasons for this:
1. Younger age of those infected.
2. Immunity from previous infection or from vaccination reducing disease severity.
3. Reduced virulence of Omicron variant.
The last 2 hospital admissions data points reflected the change in total admissions. These have now been replaced by the NICD daily admissions numbers, which were slightly lower:
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