The stats released by the NICD last night show the positivity rate ticking past the 16% mark and the presence of the virus in the country’s wastewater has also increased.
Take a look at the numbers released last night, showing confirmed infections over the past 24 hours, and it’s apparent that the fourth wave is here.
Stats released last night by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) show that Gauteng is emerging as a hotspot.
It seems inevitable, but deep breaths because there is no need to panic.
As restrictions loosen, and we near the festive season, we’re looking at an inevitable surge in the infection rate.
The reduction in COVID-19 cases and deaths means that we’ve now returned to alert level 2. Sadly, there will almost certainly be another surge in the coming months
It may seem premature to start talking about a fourth wave already, but some health experts predict that could start emerging by late October.