South Africa’s surge in coronavirus cases due to the Omicron variant has fallen as sharply as it increased, with its fourth wave now considered “over.”
That said, hospitalizations and deaths didn’t increase as much in South Africa as they have elsewhere, CBS News noted.wave 6 months ago, South Africa’s hospitals were overwhelmed, with intensive care unit beds and oxygen running out, the news outlet reported. But during the recent Omicron variant wave, hospitals didn’t fill, and few patients needed oxygen.
More COVID-19 variants will likely emerge, he noted, but the high hospitalization rates and death tolls may be over. As public health experts watch the situation in South Africa, they have urged caution around drawing too many conclusions for other countries. The population is younger, for instance, and previous high infection rates likely led less severe infections there, CBS News reported.
“The challenge is that the entire country is not moving at the same pace,” Murthy said. “The Omicron wave started later in other parts of the country, so we shouldn’t expect a national peak in the coming days. The next few weeks will be tough.”
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