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Newsday: 02/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials

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02/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials

Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials

BBC World Service - Newsday, Omicron variant fuelling ‘exponential’ rise in Covid cases, say South Africa officials

Omicron variant is rapidly becoming the dominant strain in South Africa

Dr Michelle Groome of South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said there had been an “exponential increase” in infections over the past two weeks, from a weekly average of around 300 new cases per day to 1,000 last week, and most recently 3,500. On Wednesday, South Africa recorded over 8,000 cases. 

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