RECORDED | NICD provides update on fourth wave of Covid-19

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases briefed the country on the latest Covid-19 developments on Wednesday.

December 22, 2021 at 12:16 pm

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker administers the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo (SUMAYA HISHAM)

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is on Wednesday briefing the country on the latest Covid-19 developments amid a steady rise in cases due to the Omicron variant.

On Tuesday night the NICD reported there were 633 hospital admissions in the past 24-hours, meaning there are now 9,023 people being treated in healthcare facilities across SA for Covid-19.

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