Excerpt from an Omicron story reported on Bloomberg…today.
South Africa delivered some positive news on the omicroncoronavirus variant on Friday, reporting a much lower rate of hospital admissions and signs that the wave of infections may be peaking.
"Only 1.7% of identified Covid-19 cases were admitted to hospital in the second week of infections in the fourth wave, compared with 19% in the same week of the third delta-driven wave", South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said at a press conference.
Health officials presented evidence that the strain may be milder, and that infections may already be peaking in the country’s most populous province, Gauteng.
South Africa delivered some positive news on the omicroncoronavirus variant on Friday, reporting a much lower rate of hospital admissions and signs that the wave of infections may be peaking.