Omicron is 'rapidly becoming the dominant variant in South Africa'
South Africa records 8,561 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, marking a 95.8% increase on yesterday. 51,977 people were swabbed and 16.5% tested positive for the virus, compared to 10.2% tested positive. Cases have been soaring in the country since the super mutant Omicron variant emerged last month.
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