Prognosis
South African Covid Hospitalizations at 5,434, 7.5% in ICU
Visitors queue at a mass Covid-19 vaccination site in Johannesburg, on Dec. 9.
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South African hospitals have 5,434 Covid-19 patients of which 7.5% are in intensive care units, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a report on Saturday.
Of the 406 people in ICU, 148 are on ventilators, the institute said. Over 2,500 of the admissions are in Gauteng, the province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria.