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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the public have been warned against getting complacent amid the fourth COVID-19 wave triggered by the Omnicron variant of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

This follows reports suggesting that Omicron is milder than the Delta variant that pushed up infections and deaths in mid-2021 during the COVID-19 third wave.<\/p>\n

However, a 14-day analysis of the period starting from 20 December 2021 to 2 January this year showed that more cases are being recorded compared to the same period when the second wave hit the country.<\/p>\n

From 20 December 2021 to 2 January, 245 COVID-19 deaths were recorded compared to 73 recorded during the same period in 2020.<\/p>\n

The daily average of recorded cases is at 1 580 to give a total of 22 121 recorded cases in two weeks so far.<\/p>\n

However, during the same period last year, the daily average of recorded cases was 167, which resulted in 2 346 cases over the same period during the 2020 festive season.<\/p>\n

The Chief Coordinator of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Dr Agnes Mahomva, implored the public to remain vigilant and to get vaccinated. She said:<\/p>\n

The view that the fourth wave where the Omicron variant is dominating most of our cases is not bad is not a true reflection of what is on the ground because indeed, we are seeing deaths.<\/p>\n

Each time we record a death we are saddened and we just have to put out a message of warning.<\/p>\n

We cannot relax or be complacent and we want to continue pushing the message so that our communities remain vigilant.<\/p>\n

It is not over until it is over, there is always a danger of a sudden upsurge in deaths and new cases hence let\u2019s not tire doing what we know is right especially getting vaccinated, we know that it saves lives.<\/p>\n

She also revealed that by the end of 2021 Zimbabwe had 33 per cent of the targeted population fully vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Members of the public have been warned against getting complacent amid the fourth COVID-19 wave triggered by the Omnicron variant of the coronavirus. This follows reports suggesting that Omicron is milder than the Delta variant that pushed up infections and deaths in mid-2021 during the COVID-19 third wave. 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