Sharp rise demonstrates the third wave was significantly more severe than the first two waves of the pandemic
Funeral palour workers bury a Covid-19 victim. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/TAFADZWA UFUMELI
The period covered the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which lasted from early May to mid-September. It comes as the government grapples with how to open up the economy completely and end the state of disaster without risking a new infection surge. “There is overwhelming evidence that the risk of severe illness or death is significantly lower in those who are fully vaccinated.”
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