South Africa
Covid spike spotted in three provinces─── 07:23 Sat, 15 Oct 2022
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An increase of SARS-COV-2 RNA has been noticed in Limpopo, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
SARS-COV-2 is the virus that causes Covid-19.
It's a cause for concern as it comes after months of calm.
The spike was picked up by the Medical Research council's Wastewater Surveillance Programme.
It's noticed week-on-week increases.
"After months of relative calm, we suddenly started seeing a sharp increase in the concentration of SARS COV-2," said Prof. Angela Mathee.
"Initially in Cape Town last week, there was a sharp increase in the concentration, especially at the treatment plant."
