27, 2,456, an increase of 392 from the previous day… The number of Omicron confirmed cases is not disclosed.
Among local scientists, it is estimated that up to 90% of new cases are microns.
Captured data from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) in South Africa. Resale and DB Prohibition
(Johannesburg = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Seong-jin = The number of new confirmed cases is rapidly increasing in South Africa, which is pointed as the epicenter of the spread of the new mutation ‘Omicron’.
South Africa’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) announced on the 27th (local time) that the number of new cases reached 3,220, the highest since September 18th in more than two months. Most of the new confirmed cases came from Houteng (81.99%) in the metropolitan area.
Recently, the number of new confirmed cases in South Africa is increasing rapidly to 312 on the 23rd, 868 on the 24th, 2,456 on the 25th, 2,828 on the 26th, and 3,220 on the 27th. On the 27th, the number of new confirmed cases increased 3.63 times compared to a week ago.
The ratio of confirmed cases (positive rate) to the number of tests is also soaring.
In the case of the 27th, 3,220 of 34,880 people tested were confirmed, and the positive rate was 9.23%. It was higher than the previous day (9.15%). On the second day, almost one in ten people tested positively.
Two days ago, on the 25th, this ratio was 6.47% and on the 24th it was only 3.60%. Prior to that, the positive rate on days 19-22 was at the level of 2-3%.
NICD reported that Omicron was first detected on the 22nd and reported that the frequency of occurrence was relatively high in Houteng, but did not disclose the number of new confirmed cases due to mutations in Omicron.
Earlier, to explain the surge in confirmed cases in South Africa, local scientists analyzed virus samples and identified six cases of Omicron confirmed in the country for the first time.
Some South African scientists estimate that up to 90% of new confirmed cases are due to Omicron.
As Omicron appears to be spreading rapidly among young people, South African Dr Angelique Kutze, who first alerted health officials to the new mutation, told The Telegraph on the 27th that Omicron’s symptoms were “mild, although unusual.”
Meanwhile, South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll rose by eight to 89,791.
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