South Africa

It was a helluva job, but these modellers got the Covid-19 death toll right

Tanya Farber

Tanya Farber

Senior science reporter

Diggers at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg prepare graves for Covid-19 victims. A report into excess deaths over the past year suggests more than 133,000 people in SA have died from the disease — far more than the official tally of nearly 55,000. File photo.
Diggers at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg prepare graves for Covid-19 victims. A report into excess deaths over the past year suggests more than 133,000 people in SA have died from the disease — far more than the official tally of nearly 55,000. File photo. (Alon Skuy)

Covid-19 modellers have had a tough task, but one group in particular seems to have hit the nail on the head.

The National Covid-19 Modelling Consortium said 40,000 would die and it looks as if the number for this year will be 36,000.

 

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