As an epidemiologist, I want to see if the number of new cases of COVID-19 is increasing, stable or decreasing over time. This in order to know if things are getting better or worse. Since reporting can vary significantly from day to day it is helpful to look at changes from week to week. When I could not find this information for the different provinces anywhere, I decided to keep track of the numbers myself.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
As you can see, currently in South Africa – and many of the provinces – the number of new cases is showing an upward trend, meaning that if this increase continues, there will be considerably more new cases in each week to come. One must keep in mind that this graph only shows the number of confirmed cases, so excludes everyone else who may have been infected but was not tested (so the actual number of cases is probably much higher).
A more reliable indicator of the progress of the epidemic at this point might be the number of people who die of COVID-19.
We can all have a positive impact on the rate of new infections by limiting the number of people we come into contact with daily and lowering the chance of transmission of the virus.
For myself this means working from home, “meeting” colleagues as well as friends only online, getting groceries delivered. When I go out to exercise, I wear a face mask, keep at least 1.5 metre distance from other people and wash my hands afterwards.