The current wave of Covid-19 fuelled by Omicron is seeing mainly mild cases in those who are vaccinated, but it shows “a very steep rise - steeper than the rise and curve from previous waves.”
The exponential increase has mainly taken place in Gauteng, but is now gaining momentum in all nine provinces.
The two least hit provinces are the Free State and the Northern Cape, but even they are seeing a positivity rate above 5% which is higher than what the World Health Organisation considers safe.
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