Appendix 1—table 6. Approximate epidemic timing (mm/dd/yy) for each wave in each province, used in the study.
Note 3/5/22 is the last date of the study period.
| Province | Variant | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| Gauteng | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/15/21 |
| Gauteng | Delta | 5/16/21 | 8/31/21 |
| Gauteng | Omicron | 9/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 9/15/20 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Beta | 9/16/20 | 5/15/21 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Western Cape | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 9/15/20 |
| Western Cape | Beta | 9/16/20 | 5/15/21 |
| Western Cape | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| Western Cape | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Eastern Cape | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 8/15/20 |
| Eastern Cape | Beta | 8/16/20 | 4/30/21 |
| Eastern Cape | Delta | 5/1/21 | 10/15/21 |
| Eastern Cape | Omicron | 10/16/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Limpopo | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| Limpopo | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/15/21 |
| Limpopo | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| Limpopo | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Mpumalanga | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| Mpumalanga | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/15/21 |
| Mpumalanga | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| Mpumalanga | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| North West | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| North West | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/15/21 |
| North West | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| North West | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Free State | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| Free State | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/31/21 |
| Free State | Delta | 6/1/21 | 9/30/21 |
| Free State | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |
| Northern Cape | Ancestral | 3/15/20 | 10/31/20 |
| Northern Cape | Beta | 11/1/20 | 5/15/21 |
| Northern Cape | Delta | 5/16/21 | 9/30/21 |
| Northern Cape | Omicron | 10/1/21 | 3/5/22 |