KZN officially in its third Covid-19 wave, largely driven by riots - Sihle Zikalala

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KwaZulu-Natal is in its third wave of Covid-19 infections, premier Sihle Zikalala confirmed on Sunday.

The province has recorded 3,000 cases daily and has more than 40,000 active Covid-19 cases, he said, adding that transmission rates were very high.

Zikalala said the increase in infections was partly because of large gatherings by people engaging in looting and the destruction of property,“The province has for the past three consecutive days recorded more than 3,000 new cases and is reporting the second-highest number of daily confirmed cases. Our third wave appears to be due to the sustained increase in the rate of new infections.

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