South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Wednesday reported 10,017 new COVID-19 cases, the first day since January the institute has reported more than 10,000 new infections, Trend reports citing Reuters.
Health authorities have warned South Africa may be entering a fifth wave of infections driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants. read more
South Africa has recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths on the African continent and only exited a fourth wave in January.