[Thread] 1. What's happening with #COVID19 hospital admissions in SA?
Waasila Jassat, @nicd_sa:
- Over the past 14 days, admissions have decreased between 18% and 59% in all provinces
Waasila Jassat, @nicd_sa:
- Over the past 14 days, admissions have decreased between 18% and 59% in all provinces
2. Your risk of hospitalisation due to an #Omicron infection is about 50% lower than in Wave 1,2,3 in SA (the risk for each wave = slightly different)
Most admissions in Wave 4 (#Omicron) = people between 20 and 39 years. In Wave 1,2,3 = admissions of people between 40 and 70.
Most admissions in Wave 4 (#Omicron) = people between 20 and 39 years. In Wave 1,2,3 = admissions of people between 40 and 70.
3. Even though there were more admissions among younger people during our #Omicron wave, people's risk of admission still increased with age. So the older you were, the more likely you were to get very sick with #COVID.
4. Jassat:
Once you're admitted to hospital for #COVID19 in SA, your risk of dying of it is much higher if you were admitted to a public sector hospital than a private sector hospital.
Once you're admitted to hospital for #COVID19 in SA, your risk of dying of it is much higher if you were admitted to a public sector hospital than a private sector hospital.
5. Jassat:
In SA, the most common comorbidity associated with a #COVID19 patient who gets hospitalised, is hypertension (high blood pressure). The second most common comorbidity is diabetes and patients almost always have more than one comorbidity.
In SA, the most common comorbidity associated with a #COVID19 patient who gets hospitalised, is hypertension (high blood pressure). The second most common comorbidity is diabetes and patients almost always have more than one comorbidity.
6. Jassat:
Comorbidities associated with #COVID19 hospital admission = change with age.
For people between 20-39 years (sexually reproductive years) HIV = most common comorbidity. For people of 40+ hypertension/diabetes = most common (lifestyle diseases = more common in 40+)
Comorbidities associated with #COVID19 hospital admission = change with age.
For people between 20-39 years (sexually reproductive years) HIV = most common comorbidity. For people of 40+ hypertension/diabetes = most common (lifestyle diseases = more common in 40+)
7. Jassat:
Ultimately, age is the strongest indicator of how sick you will get with #COVID19 - more so than any other comorbidity.
In SA, non-white people's risk of death of COVID = higher than white people's
Ultimately, age is the strongest indicator of how sick you will get with #COVID19 - more so than any other comorbidity.
In SA, non-white people's risk of death of COVID = higher than white people's
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