Flatten the Curve
What is the curve?
The “curve” refers to the projected number of people who will contract COVID-19 over a period of time.
A steep curve means an over-burdened health system.
The curve takes on different shapes, depending on the virus’s infection rate. It could be a steep curve, in which the virus spreads aggressively. In this case, counts keep doubling at a consistent rate & the total number of cases skyrocket to peak within a few weeks.
Infection curves with a steep rise also have a steep fall. After the virus infects pretty much everyone who can be infected, case numbers begin to drop quickly too.
The faster the infection curve rises, the quicker the health care system will get overloaded beyond its capacity to treat people. That’s why the Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize has said we must heed precautionary measures to #flattenthecurve.
Source: Department of Health
26 March 2020
In talks with the media this afternoon, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that South Africa now has 927 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The president made the announcement during his virtual G20 Summit address in Pretoria today.
The current provincial breakdown of confirmed cases is:
- Gauteng – 409
- Western Cape – 229
- KZN – 134
- Free State – 49
- Mpumalanga – 9
- Limpopo – 6
- North West – 5
- Eastern Cape – 5
- Northern Cape – 2
- Unallocated – 79
With lockdown mere hours away, many South Africans are still very unsure about what exactly a national lockdown entails.
Compiled By: Justine Bishop & Joanita van Wyk
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