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New #Covid19 variant discovered in UK─── 12:44 Mon, 04 Apr 2022
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A new coronavirus (Covid-19) variant has been discovered in the United Kingdom, and it is spreading.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is a sub-variant of omicron called BA.2.
As of today the cumulative number of #COVID19 cases identified in SA is 3 722 954 with 889 new cases reported. Today 04 deaths have been reported bringing the total to 100 050 deaths. The cumulative number of recoveries now stand at 3 611 123 with a recovery rate of 97,0% pic.twitter.com/eqwaubhFUa
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) April 3, 2022
It is the most transmissible variant of the virus to date.
