A noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that South Africa’s dramatic Omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say. 7NEWS
A noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that South Africa’s dramatic Omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
In Gauteng province - South Africa’s most populous region, with 16 million people, including the largest city, Johannesburg, and the capital, Pretoria - the decrease started earlier and has continued. An estimated 90 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Gauteng province since mid-November have been Omicron, according to tests.
In another sign that South Africa’s Omicron surge may be receding, a study of health care professionals who tested positive for COVID-19 at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto shows a rapid increase and then a quick decline in cases.
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