Fifth wave of Covid-19 expected to enter South Africa
By: Simon Majadibodu Twitter: @Majadibodu Simon Email: 19majadibodu@gmail.com Photo from google : The rise of Covid-19 infections may lead SA to enter fifth wave. South Africa may be entering the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. On Thursday, and Friday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases recorded nearly over 10, 000 new infections, with most of infections concentrated in Gauteng province. Yesterday, the Department of Health reported 8 524 new cases and a total of 11 deaths, bringing the number of fatalities to 100, 516 in total. The number of recoveries now stand at 3 676 810 with a recovery rate of 95,9%. Two Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in Covid-19 cases in South Africa and could push the country to the fifth wave. Meanwhile, according to Dr. Harsha Somaroo, public health medicine specialist at the University of Witwatersrand, said that the health system should be prepared for a potential increase in admissions. Somaroo said, the number of