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Experts say South Africa is in the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has recorded more than 11,125 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday. The positivity rate has increased from 22.4% on Friday, to 23.8%. The chairperson of the South African Medical Association, Dr Angelique Coetzee says although the country is indeed in the fourth wave, there’s no reason to panic, over the weekend’s figures. Another expert in communicable diseases at the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof. Susan Goldstein also said that the country is in the fourth wave.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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