Apparently excess deaths in South Africa hit 30% recently, nearly at the level they had in January 2021. A reminder that just because case numbers/admissions/deaths appear low in some countries, it might not be indicative of the bigger picture.
In other news, I learned something that genuinely suprised me today. Omicron is over 50% more pathogenic than the original Wuhan variant. Human immune systems are amazing.
Are those numbers for the totals over year in south africa? You say januari but thats in big contrast with this article from just a few days ago where its says the excess death during peaks of omnicron is only about 20% of the peaks during jan 2021.
Apparently excess deaths in South Africa hit 30% recently, nearly at the level they had in January 2021. A reminder that just because case numbers/admissions/deaths appear low in some countries, it might not be indicative of the bigger picture.
In other news, I learned something that genuinely suprised me today. Omicron is over 50% more pathogenic than the original Wuhan variant. Human immune systems are amazing.