Decreased severity of disease during the first global omicron variant covid-19 outbreak in a large hospital in tshwane, south africa

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 116; pp. 38 - 42
• Main Authors: Abdullah, F., Myers, J., Basu, D., Tintinger, G., Ueckermann, V., Mathebula, M., Ramlall, R., Spoor, S., de Villiers, T., Van der Walt, Z., Cloete, J., Soma-Pillay, P., Rheeder, P., Paruk, F., Engelbrecht, A., Lalloo, V., Myburg, M., Kistan, J., van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W., Boswell, M.T., Gray, G., Welch, R., Blumberg, L., Jassat, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2022; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; disease severity; Hospitals; Humans; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; South Africa; South Africa - epidemiology; Tshwane; South Africa; SAMRC; SBAH; COVID-19; Tshwane; NICD; South Africa; NDOH; UP; Omicron; disease severity

•the rapid rise and decline of admissions and decreased severity of COVID-19 disease•compares 466 patients in the Omicron wave to 3962 patients in previous waves•describes disease severity of all admitted patients at peak bed occupancy•a lower mortality rate from Omicron compared to previous waves T...