Omicron appears to have peaked in South Africa less than a month after it was first detected
Covid cases in South Africa are falling again as the Omicron wave shows signs of subsiding There were 8,515 new Covid cases recorded in the country yesterday, down from 15,465 on Sunday and a decrease of 40% on the 13,992 cases recorded last Monday.
New confirmed cases surged in mid-November until last week, but the numbers of those hospitalised and dying have not followed the same upward trajectory. In the former epicentre, Gauteng province – which includes Johannesburg – daily infections are also falling.But it is feared that this may be because many are leaving the area to return to the countryside for Christmas, taking the infection with them.
But the pace of vaccinations has dropped drastically from an average of about 120,000 per day in November to less than 20,000 per day last week.The country’s target of vaccinating 70% of its population by the end of the year now appears unattainable.
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