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In South Africa, since week 47, which is when Omicron took hold there, there has been a x6 increase in hospital admissions, a 50% increase in overall excess deaths (over 200% in one region in one particular week) and over x9 increase in Covid deaths. Admissions and death rates are looking to be slowing but numbers are still increasing (with usual caveat about xmas week figures being unreliable).
Its nothing like it was for Delta. I don't think anybody tries to argue that. I just think that given those increases you can't really say that Omicron in SA has been a nothing burger.