RE:infections double every two to three days and first death Ok, here's the math. In South Africa, a population of about 60 million, only 420 are in the ICU. Many of these were already in the ICU for other reasons and contracted Omicron. Of those who were admitted to hospital with Omicron and are in the ICU, 88 percent are unvaccinated.
The link below is updated daily.
https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/surveillance-reports/daily-hospital-surveillance-datcov-report/
here is another link to Dr Angelique Coetzee who is head of the SA Medical Association
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkhaEzmvDs0