COVID-19
SA faces up to 48,000 Covid-19 deaths by November
SA has 17,200 confirmed cases of the disease and 312 deaths
19 May 2020 - 22:52
SA’s Covid-19 deaths are projected to reach up to 48,000 by November and the country could run out of ICU beds as early as June, according to the most pessimistic projections from the modelling consortium advising the government.
Its optimistic scenario projects there will be 40,000 deaths by November, with the country’s ICU bed capacity, which stands at 3,300, exhausted in July...
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