'Fewer severe Covid-19 cases' in Omicron epicentre hospitals

A snapshot of 42 patients in the ward on December 2 revealed that 29 did not need additional oxygen.

“Thirteen patients are dependent on supplemental oxygen of which nine have a diagnosis of Covid-19 pneumonia based on a combination of symptoms, clinical signs, CXR and inflammatory markers. All are being prescribed steroids as the mainstay of therapy,” reads the report. Of 38 adults in the Covid-19 wards on December 2, six were vaccinated while 24 were unvaccinated and eight had unknown vaccination status.The report says only a single patient on oxygen was fully vaccinated but the reason for the oxygen was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Four deaths were in adults aged 26 to 36 and five deaths were in adults over 60. One death was of a child where the cause of death was unrelated to Covid-19.

In other words the patient went to hospital because they were sick from other illnesses. Then the hospital tested them to get numbers. They the tested positive. 4 died and the stats were counted under covid. Thanks for the clarity

This variant is just a scare tactic from Government to get people to do what they want, wether you vaccinated or not...fokofANC

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