The highest Covid-19 positivity rate is among children aged between 10 and 14 years.
, who warned the age group’s positivity rate was 21%.
Phaahla said this was very concerning and scientists initially believed it was related to the reopening of schools.“The percentage testing positive in the past week was highest in Mpumalanga at 14%, followed by Western Cape at 12,6% and North West at 10,5%. All other provinces had a below 10% positivity rate. The positive percentage was higher in the 10-14 year age group at 21%,” said Phaahla.
He said people in the 18-34 year group were the biggest drawback with 4% coverage and 29,3% fully vaccinated. “We hope the initiative by young people to drive the vaccination campaign of their peers launched two weeks ago will bear fruit. Total doses administered to the 12-17 years cohort stands at just over 1,65-million.”
Phaahla said women were still leading in terms of vaccination numbers with 56,5% coverage and 43,5% coverage for men.“We should be able to pass 48% coverage over the next few days, which is still a far cry from the 70% coverage required for population immunity. The 60+ cohort remain our best performers at 68%, while the 50-59 age group stand at 64% and over-50s at overall 60% full vaccination.”
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