Decreased severity of disease during the first global omicron variant covid-19 outbreak in a large hospital in tshwane, south africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a global pandemic that is threatening the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To date there have been more than 274 million reported cases and 5.3 million deaths. The Omicron variant first documented in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng Province, South Africa on 9 November 2021 led to exponential increases in cases and a sharp rise in hospital admissions. The clinical profile of patients admitted at a large hospital in Tshwane is compared with previous waves.

Methods

466 hospital COVID-19 admissions since 14 November 2021 were compared to 3962 admissions since 4 May 2020, prior to the Omicron outbreak. Ninety-eight patient records at peak bed occupancy during the outbreak

SUBMITTER: Abdullah F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713416 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature