ONE of the critical aspects of this pandemic is having meaningful and granular data that can be used to make decisions. Deaths: This is the most reliable data set but does not count “late Covid-19 deaths occurring ≥15 days after diagnosis”. Currently, Health Ministry data only tracks Covid-19 deaths occurring at days one to 14 of the disease. Vaccination data by granular variablesWhile we have general data on vaccination we lack details – age, sex, ethnicity, and comorbidity by locality. When services are overrun, Covid-19 clinical category and deaths by facility daily is an important metric to add to our data transparency efforts.

Source: The Star August 10, 2021 01:52 UTC