The Western Cape Health Department says data shows that up to 90% of the province’s adult population already had protection against Covid-19 before the onset of the fourth wave.
Head of Health, Dr. Keith Cloete says sero-prevalence data shows a large majority of adults have had Covid-19 anti-bodies present in their blood.
Audio PlayerCloete says this may explain the low levels of hospitalizations and deaths, seen in the current wave of the pandemic.
Audio PlayerAccess the latest Western Cape Covid-19 digital conference here.
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Covid-19 dashboard update for 13 January 2022
To get more information, you can visit our dashboard on https://t.co/bLHGiWBdzg pic.twitter.com/fnrcTSAOFf
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) January 13, 2022
1/6 At my Digital Press Conference today we stated that during the fourth wave, we have seen a growing gap or “decoupling” between the high number of cases, and relatively low number of admissions and deaths compared to previous waves. pic.twitter.com/js1LzkVKBS
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) January 13, 2022
