Actuarial society model predicts up to 88,000 Covid-19 deaths
Assa’s model is still a work in progress and will only be provided to actuaries at a later stage
29 April 2020 - 19:57
The death toll from SA’s coronavirus outbreak this year could range between 46,000 and 88,000, according to a predictive model from the Actuarial Society of SA (Assa).
SA’s epidemic is still at an early stage, as the first case was confirmed less than two months ago. The tally of confirmed cases stood just shy of 5,000 on Wednesday, with 93 reported deaths...
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