Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #NorthernCape
Most recents (2)
#COVID19SA The #NorthernCape Education Department says it’s “making steady progress” in administering COVID-19 jabs to teachers and support staff. KB
#COVID19SA 3129 shots have been administered to this cohort since the 23rd of June. KB
#COVID19SA Officials say “the initial phase of vaccinations was earmarked for those aged 48 and above” but they’ve dropped the age restrictions in order to increase their vaccination rate. KB
1. Third wave? There have been two consecutive weeks of increases in #Covid cases in ZA. There were 12,531 confirmed cases for the week 3-9 May (46% increase over previous week), and 17,133 cases for 10-16 May (38% increase over previous week). 
2. Rt is increasing. On May 13 Rt was estimated at 1.34. On 23 April it was 1. The Rt number is an estimate of the number of people an infected person is likely to infect. The higher the number the more the #virus is spreading. coronavirus.mediahack.co.za/2020/05/25/cov…
3. The number of tests per positive case is decreasing. Based on weekly averages there was 1 positive case for every 26 tests performed for the week ending April 11. This dropped to 15 tests per positive case for the week ending 9 May, meaning more people are testing positive.
